general Hospital star Hailey Prus turned herself in to police Monday afternoon and was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a drunk driving accident.
As Breitbart News reported, the 25-year-old was charged with two felony counts of drunk driving and a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge for a near-fatal traffic accident in 2023.
The soap actress was charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney after police reported her blood alcohol level was 0.08% following the April 29 accident.
Pruss was booked into the Los Angeles County Jail on Monday afternoon, according to LA Sheriff’s Department records.
Actress Mark Daniel Melnick’s lawyer. told people Pruss came forward after pleading no contest to a charge of drunk driving.
FILE/Actress Hayley Pruss attends the Magic Men Live in Hollywood event at the Avalon on August 17, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
Melnick said when he returns to court on July 29 after serving three months in prison, he will be sentenced to five years’ probation, 200 hours of community service and more than $8,000 in restitution. entertainment weekly report.
“Ms. Hayley is extremely grateful that the court imposed the minimum sentence and recognized her remorse and progress toward sobriety,” Melnick told PEOPLE.
The actress who played Molly Lansing-Davis in “. general Hospital She has been appearing on the show since 2009 and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2015 for her work on the soap, but took a break from the show after the accident.
Her other television credits include: House, Dollhouseand Mayor.
