Paris Hilton Arrested on Drunk Driving Charge

Paris Hilton was arrested early Thursday morning in Hollyweird and charged with driving under the influence:

TMZ has learned LAPD officers noticed Paris driving her Mercedes McLaren SLR erratically at 12:31 AM and stopped her. They believed she exhibited signs of intoxication. We're told they administered a field sobriety test, and Paris blew a .08. In California, driving with a .08 blood alcohol level is the minimum level for DUI.

Paris was arrested and taken to the LAPD Hollywood division, where she was booked. The officers who stopped the car did not know it was Paris Hilton until they approached the vehicle on foot. Police sources say she was cooperative. Paris had a passenger in the car, Kimberly Stewart, Rod Stewart's daughter.

Paris' boyfriend, Kevin Connolly, Nicky Hilton and Paris' publicist, Elliot Mintz, arrived at the police station shortly before 2am, where Hilton was released on her own recognizance. Mintz goes on to explain:

He said she had a single drink a margarita the entire evening and shortly thereafter she was stopped. She was asked to take a breathalyzer test when she was stopped and cooperated. She took a second test at the station.TMZ spoke with Paris as she was driving home from jail, stopping for Parliament Lights cigarettes en route. She says she regrets it occurred, and adds that she has been up for 24 hours, having shot a music video all day.

Driving under the influence in a misdemeanor in California, which means Paris doesn't face jail time, although she could face llicenseer licence for 90 days and ordered to attend an alcohol program.

So, Mintz is claiming that Paris only had one drink and still blew .08? The only way I believe that is if the drink was served to Paris in a keg.

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