Kiefer Sutherland arrested on DUI charge
Actor fails field sobriety test after being pulled over for illegal U-turn
Updated: 9:36 a.m. ET Sept. 25, 2007
LOS ANGELES – Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Tuesday on misdemeanor drunken driving charges after failing a field sobriety test, police officials said.
The actor was pulled over at about 1:10 a.m. in West Los Angeles after officers spotted him making an illegal U-turn, said Officer Kevin Maiberger.
Sutherland, 40, tested over the state’s legal blood alcohol limit of .08 percent, and was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, Officer Karen Smith said.