KIEFER SUTHERLAND - SUTHERLAND JAILED FOR DRINK DRIVING

SUTHERLAND JAILED FOR DRINK DRIVING

LATEST: 24 actor KIEFER SUTHERLAND is to serve 48 days in jail for drink driving. The hellraising actor, 40, was charged after police witnessed him making an illegal U-turn in Los Angeles last month (25Sep07). A breath test allegedly found him to have twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. Sutherland pleaded no contest to the charges on Tuesday (09Oct07) - and will be jailed for 48 days during breaks in filming for the hit TV show. Court records state he will spend 30 days in jail for driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit, and 18 days for violating his probation - relating to a previous DUI conviction in December 2004. He hopes to serve the 18 days on 21 December (07) and the final 30 days next summer (01Jul08). He also received a six-month driving ban and must attend alcohol education classes for 18 months and weekly alcohol therapy sessions for six months.