BEIJING, July 29 -- Mel Gibson was arrested early
Friday for suspicion of driving under the influence, a sheriff's department
spokesman said.
Gibson's vehicle was speeding
eastbound on the Pacific Coast Highway when officers stopped him at 2:36 a.m.,
department spokesman Steve Whitmore confirmed to TheShowbuzz.com.
Deputies conducted field sobriety tests. A breath
test indicated Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 percent, Whitmore said.
California drivers 21 and older must remain under 0.08 percent.
Gibson, 50, was booked at the Lost Hills Sheriff's
station at 4:06 a.m., according to department records. The actor-director was
cited and released at 9:45 a.m., Whitmore said. Bail was set at $5,000.
Gibson's publicist, Alan Nierob, said via e-mail that
"we don't have any information on this matter but are checking into it."
Gibson won a best-director Oscar for 1995's
"Braveheart."
Like his 2004 religious blockbuster, "The Passion of
the Christ," which was shot in Aramaic and Latin, his new film, "Apocalypto,"
was done in an ancient tongue, Yucatec Maya.
Gibson has starred in the "Lethal Weapon" and "Mad
Max" films, as well as "What Women Want" and "The Man Without a Face," among
other movies.
(Source:
CRIENGLISH.com)