Jul 27, 2007 3:27 pm US/Central
Nicole Richie Sentenced To Jail, Probation
Judge Tells Reality TV Star She Is Lucky Nobody Was Killed
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Nicole Richie and boyfriend Joel Madden leave court in Glendale, Calif., July 27, 2007 after Richie pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs. Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Lubell sentenced Richie to 90 hours in jail, fined her 2,048 U
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In this courtroom illustration, Nicole Richie appears in court on DUI charges on July 27 2007 in Glendale Calif. Richie plead guilty to charges driving influence of drugs and will serve about four days in jail and fined 2,048 dollars.
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Nicole was arrested in December when authorities says they spotted her driving the wrong way on a California highway. (File)
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Nicole Richie pleaded guilty Friday to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced to four days in jail by a judge who said she was lucky nobody was killed when she drove the wrong way on a freeway.
Richie, who got credit for time served, was also given three years' probation.
Richie arrived at the courthouse on the arm of boyfriend Joel Madden to deal with a DUI charge initially filed nearly eight months ago.
She made her way through dozens of photographers and entered the courthouse through the front door.
Richie, 25, pleaded not guilty in February to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie was arrested early on Dec. 11, 2006, after witnesses reported seeing her black Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle headed the wrong way on a freeway in Burbank, Calif.
The California Highway Patrol said she was found parked in the car pool lane.
Richie told authorities she had smoked marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin, a CHP officer said at the time.
No drugs were found on her or in the car.
Richie also had a June 2003 DUI conviction that made her eligible for a sentence of 90 days to a year in jail, a fine of $390 to $1,000 and suspension of her license.
Richie's jail sentence follows that of Paris Hilton, her co-star on the reality TV show "The Simple Life." Hilton recently was released after spending about 23 days in custody for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
Richie, who is rumored to be pregnant but has not confirmed it, did not appear in court during the 2003 case.
Reports surfaced Thursday that the reality TV star will do a sit down interview with ABC anchor Diane Sawyer. It reportedly will air next week.
(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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