Paris Hilton - Faces jail for new traffic bust
March 1, 2007
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Paris Hilton could have her probation revoked -- possibly resulting in jail time -- if she is found to have been driving with a suspended license because it would violate conditions of her previous sentence for reckless driving, authorities said Wednesday.
The 26-year-old hotel heiress and star of ''The Simple Life'' was ticketed for misdemeanor driving with a suspended license after her blue Bentley Continental GTC was pulled over on Sunset Boulevard on Tuesday, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Duane Allen Jr. said.
She was stopped about 11 p.m. after authorities saw the car speeding with its headlights off, Allen said.
''Once we're able to verify that Miss Hilton was driving the vehicle, we will request that the court revoke her probation and set a probation violation hearing,'' said Nick Velasquez, a spokesman for the Los Angeles city attorney's office.
In January, Hilton received 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines for an alcohol-related reckless driving offense last Sept. 7.
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