Vivica A. Fox Charged with DUI

Independence Day star arrested Tuesday night when highway patrol officers pulled her over for speeding on a Los Angeles freeway; actor was booked and released on her own recognizance

By Natalie Finn Mar 24, 2007 1:25 AMTags

Vivica A. Fox has danced with the stars. And now, she has ridden with the police.  

The 42-year-old actress was charged Friday with driving under the influence stemming from her arrest Tuesday night after California Highway Patrol officers pulled her over for speeding. 

Fox is also facing a count of driving with a blood-alcohol level over California's 0.08 percent legal limit. Both charges are misdemeanors so she will not have to appear at her arraignment, which has been scheduled for May 17, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.

The Soul Food star is facing a maximum penalty of six months in jail or a $1,000 fine.

Per the CHP's report obtained by E! News, officers spotted Fox's silver Cadillac SRX traveling eastbound at 10:57 p.m. on L.A.'s 101 Freeway "at a high rate of speed" and drifting in and out of its lane. After clocking the vehicle going 80 miles-per-hour, officers pulled Fox over and observed that she was exhibiting "signs of alcohol intoxication." 

The Kill Bill Vol. 1 assassin failed a series of field sobriety tests, the CHP said, and was taken to the L.A. Police Department's Van Nuys Jail, where she took two Breathalyzer tests that showed her blood-alcohol level was higher than 0.08 percent.  

Fox was booked and released on her own recognizance.

In addition to taking a few turns around the ballroom on Dancing with the Stars last fall, Fox most recently starred as an FBI agent in the Lifetime series Missing, which was canceled in February after a three-year-run. She has also signed on to appear in the upcoming sixth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, playing a natural disaster evacuee who moves in with Larry and Cheryl David.

(Originally published Wed., Mar. 21 at 5:38 p.m. PT)