Saturday, January 19, 2008
Gary Collins released from Glendale City Jail for California DUI
San Diego DUI attorney news
Gary Collins was released from Glendale City Jail early Friday after putting in 96 hours behind bars for a December DUI.
Collins, 69, appeared in Airplane!, hosted Hour Magazine, various other talk shows, and the Miss America Pageant from 1982-1990, will be on probation for four years, must attend 26 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and put in 100 hours of community service.
But it could have been much worse. He could have lost his life. That's what happened to the 89-year-old man who caused the accident that led to Collins' DUI arrest.
On Oct. 23, Warren Gates failed to yield to oncoming traffic. His vehicle slammed into Collins car, which then crashed into two others. Collins was apprehended after failing a field sobriety test following the accident. In early December, Gates succumbed to his injuries suffered during the crash.
Collins could have served his four days behind bars in downtown L.A.'s notorious Twin Towers facility. Instead, he opted to pay $75 a day to do time in the slightly more luxurious Glendale facility - the same jail where Kiefer Sutherland is currently serving a 48-day sentence. It is unclear whether the two ran into each other during their stays. Sutherland is expected to be released on Monday.
Gary Collins was released from Glendale City Jail early Friday after putting in 96 hours behind bars for a December DUI.
Collins, 69, appeared in Airplane!, hosted Hour Magazine, various other talk shows, and the Miss America Pageant from 1982-1990, will be on probation for four years, must attend 26 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and put in 100 hours of community service.
But it could have been much worse. He could have lost his life. That's what happened to the 89-year-old man who caused the accident that led to Collins' DUI arrest.
On Oct. 23, Warren Gates failed to yield to oncoming traffic. His vehicle slammed into Collins car, which then crashed into two others. Collins was apprehended after failing a field sobriety test following the accident. In early December, Gates succumbed to his injuries suffered during the crash.
Collins could have served his four days behind bars in downtown L.A.'s notorious Twin Towers facility. Instead, he opted to pay $75 a day to do time in the slightly more luxurious Glendale facility - the same jail where Kiefer Sutherland is currently serving a 48-day sentence. It is unclear whether the two ran into each other during their stays. Sutherland is expected to be released on Monday.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 12:12 PM 
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