Paris Hilton faces jail time
2007-05-03 21:48
Los Angeles - Paris Hilton should be jailed for 45 days for violating terms of her probation for an alcohol-related reckless driving conviction, city prosecutors say.
In documents filed April 30th in Superior Court, prosecutors said they also want Hilton to be required to stay away from alcohol for 90 days and wear a monitoring device that will chart whether she complies.
The recommendation will be reviewed by a judge when Hilton appears for a probation violation hearing on Friday.
Hilton pleaded no contest in January to reckless driving stemming from a September 7 arrest in Hollywood. She was sentenced to 36 months probation, alcohol education and $1 500 in fines.
She was pulled over by authorities on January 15. Officers informed Hilton she was driving on a suspended licence and she signed a document acknowledging she was not to drive, according to court papers. She was pulled over by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on February 27 for speeding and driving without her headlights, at which time she was charged with violating her probation.
Hilton's spokesperson, Elliot Mintz, said at the time that she was not aware her licence was suspended.
Prosecutors say by signing the document Hilton knew she was not allowed to drive. They also note that as of April 17 she had yet to enrol in the alcohol education programme.
"These violations demonstrate Hilton's disregard for the vehicle laws of this state as well as for the conditions of her probation," the court filing said. "This court should ... include imprisonment as a condition of reinstating her probation."
- AP