No Contest for Haley Joel
Apparently, Haley Joel Osment saw the sense in copping a plea.
The 18-year-old actor pleaded no contest to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of possession of marijuana stemming from the late-night car crash that left him with a broken rib and shoulder lacerations back in July.
He was sentenced to three years' probation and 60 days of alcohol rehabilitation and education.
Glendale Superior Court Judge John Doyle also ordered the Sixth Sense star to attend 26 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings over the next six months and to pony up $1,500 in fines.
Osment did not appear in court, but entered the plea through his lawyer.
Under the terms of the deal, another misdemeanor drunk driving count and a vehicle code infraction were dropped by prosecutors.
At the time of the crash, Osment was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.16—twice the legal limit.
According to police, Osment was driving home when he lost control of his car (a decidedly unhip 1995 Saturn) and jumped a curb in La Cañada Flintridge, crashing into a brick pillar and knocking over a mailbox. He was briefly hospitalized following the accident.
The teen thesp later made amends for the property damages he caused, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said.
Osment's first brush with the law has not had any apparent effect on his professional life.
The A.I. star recently finished filming Home of the Giants, in which he portrays a conflicted high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward the state championship.
The 18-year-old actor pleaded no contest to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of possession of marijuana stemming from the late-night car crash that left him with a broken rib and shoulder lacerations back in July.
He was sentenced to three years' probation and 60 days of alcohol rehabilitation and education.
Glendale Superior Court Judge John Doyle also ordered the Sixth Sense star to attend 26 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings over the next six months and to pony up $1,500 in fines.
Osment did not appear in court, but entered the plea through his lawyer.
Under the terms of the deal, another misdemeanor drunk driving count and a vehicle code infraction were dropped by prosecutors.
At the time of the crash, Osment was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.16—twice the legal limit.
According to police, Osment was driving home when he lost control of his car (a decidedly unhip 1995 Saturn) and jumped a curb in La Cañada Flintridge, crashing into a brick pillar and knocking over a mailbox. He was briefly hospitalized following the accident.
The teen thesp later made amends for the property damages he caused, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said.
Osment's first brush with the law has not had any apparent effect on his professional life.
The A.I. star recently finished filming Home of the Giants, in which he portrays a conflicted high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward the state championship.
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