Jaime Pressly pleads no contest to drunken driving (AP)

LOS ANGELES – Actress Jaime Pressly has been sentenced to three years of informal probation after pleading no contest to drunken driving. Santa Monica Deputy City Attorney Melanie Skehar says Pressly's attorney entered the plea Thursday for the former star of "My Name is Earl."

Pressly was also ordered to attend a six-month alcohol education class. Skehar says the Department of Motor Vehicles is also requiring an ignition locking device be installed on her car.

Pressly was arrested Jan. 5 after police say she was stopped for a traffic violation and charged with driving while having a blood alcohol content of more than .20. The legal limit is .08.

Her attorney, Richard Hutton, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

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Samantha Ronson charged with drunken driving (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Celebrity DJ and Lindsay Lohan's ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson was charged with drunken driving following her recent arrest in a small desert town in California, officials said on Tuesday.

The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office said Ronson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and having a blood alcohol level of .08 or above.

Ronson was arrested on August 1 near Baker, Calif., a small town about 125 miles northeast of Los Angeles. She was on her way back from playing a gig at the Palazzo in Las Vegas.

The celebrity DJ is a popular draw at nightclubs and is known for her past relationship with troubled actress Lohan, who has battled legal problems in recent years as she struggled with drug and alcohol dependency.

(Reporting by Jason Kandel; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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Al Pacino's daughter arrested for drunken driving (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 21-year-old daughter of actor Al Pacino was arrested in Manhattan for driving while intoxicated, police said on Sunday.

Julie Pacino was arrested shortly around 1:30 a.m. at a DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) checkpoint on the border of the Soho and West Village neighborhoods. She was later arraigned and released on her own recognizance, New York Police Department spokesman James Duffy said.

Her exact blood-alcohol level was not immediately available, but People magazine quoted Duffy as saying "She had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and the strong smell of alcohol on her breath," and admitted to drinking three beers and smoking marijuana prior to entering the checkpoint.

After learning of the arrest, Al Pacino, a multi-Oscar nominee who won best actor for "Scent of a Woman," rushed back from Los Angeles where he has been filming a biopic on music producer Phil Spector.

The daughter of Pacino and acting coach Jan Tarrant, Julie Pacino attended UCLA, where she was a member of the softball team.

(Reporting by Christopher Michaud; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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NFL great Joe Montana's son charged with drunken driving (Reuters)

HELENA, Mont (Reuters) – College football quarterback Nate Montana, son of NFL Hall of Fame star Joe Montana, was arrested early on Friday in Missoula, Montana, on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Nate Montana, 21, was stopped at about 4 a.m. local time for speeding and refused to submit to an alcohol breath test, but the arresting officer nevertheless found him to have been driving under the influence, said Jason Johnson a spokesman for the county sheriff's department.

The athlete was subsequently booked into the Missoula County Jail on a DUI first offense -- a misdemeanor traffic infraction -- and was released after posting a $685 bond, Johnson said.

Conviction on a misdemeanor traffic offense in Montana typically results in 24 hours mandatory jail time and fines of up to $1,000. A judge will also often require an alcohol treatment course.

Drivers who refuse to submit to a Breathalyzer or blood-alcohol test may also have their license suspended or revoked. Montana has the highest alcohol-related traffic fatality rate of any state in the country.

Montana transferred from Notre Dame to the University of Montana in Missoula in February and is vying for the starting quarterback spot there.

University of Montana Executive Vice President Jim Foley said, "The university will continue to monitor the judicial process, and any discipline will be handled internally."

Montana was scheduled to make his initial court appearance Friday afternoon, where he is to enter a plea.

His father, considered by many to have been the greatest quarterback ever to play pro football, led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl victories during the 1980s at the height of his 14-year NFL career. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.

(Editing by Steve Gorman and Greg McCune)

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Ex-Sheen 'goddess' sentenced for drunken driving (AP)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A former porn star from Fort Wayne who recently has become known as one of actor Charlie Sheen's "goddesses" has had her driver's license suspended for 90 days after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge in her hometown.

A judge on Tuesday also sentenced 24-year-old Rachel Oberlin to a year on probation. She was arrested Feb. 3 after police say she crashed into a light pole and didn't adequately participate in a breath test.

The Journal Gazette reports Oberlin and her attorney quickly left the courtroom after the hearing and didn't comment. Attorney Randy Fisher said last week that Oberlin had recently split with Sheen.

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