Paris Hilton charged with DUI in Calif.

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Tue Sep 26, 2:50 PM ET

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton was charged Tuesday with driving under the influence, a city attorney's spokesman said.

 

Hilton was scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 28 in Superior Court on charges of driving under the influence and driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent, said Nick Velasquez, a spokesman for city prosecutors.

 

The 25-year-old Hilton was arrested Sept. 7 after being stopped in her Mercedes-Benz SLR. Police said her blood-alcohol level was 0.08 percent, the minimum to warrant an arrest.

 

"The charges are consistent with California law and the circumstances of this case," Velasquez said.