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Have you just been busted for DUI? You are not alone. You have now joined the ever swelling rank of DUI offenders. In fact, celebrity DUIs seem to make the news every few months. Curious to know who else has endured the fingerprinting and mug shot?

Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi was arrested for DUI on March 25, 2008. He was driving in Laguna Beach and was stopped for driving erratically. He failed numerous field sobriety tests. He was very cooperative and opted for a blood test rather than a breathalyzer. It is rumored that he had very little to drink and many feel he will fall below the .08 California legal limit.

Bon Jovi is set to kick off their new tour in April ironically titled "Lost Highways." With a DUI conviction Sambora may find more than the highways lost to him.

Speaking of things lost, the cast of Lost has had several of its cast members arrested for DUIs. Daniel Dae Kim was busted in October 2007. He has entered an initial plea of not guilty and is awaiting trial. He did issue an apology to the state, to the people of Hawaii and to his fans. Hopefully he will fare better than his co-star Michelle Rodriguez.

Michelle Rodriguez and her co-star Cynthia Watros were arrested within minutes of each other in Honolulu in December 2005. Watros pled guilty on Jan 12. She lost her driver's license for 90 days, had to take 14 hours of alcohol abuse classes and paid $307 in fines and court costs.

Rodriguez pled guilty in April and chose to spend 5 days in jail rather than spend 240 hours doing community service. She was also sentenced to 60 days in Los Angeles jail for violating her probation from a previous conviction for a DUI and hit and run. She only served 4 hours of that sentence and was released early. Michelle ended up returning to jail during Christmas in 2007 for violating her probation by not doing her community service and drinking 3 times while wearing her ankle bracelet that monitors alcohol. She was sentenced to 6 months.

There are even pseudo celebrities making headlines for DUI arrests. Paris Hilton has served jail time for violating probation stemming from her DUI conviction. Her cohort Nicole Richie was arrested after being pulled over for going the wrong way on the 134 freeway in Burbank, Ca. She was sentenced to four days in jail but only served 82 minutes.

Face your DUI conviction knowing that you are following in a long line of celebrities. However I wouldn't count on anyone asking for your autograph, except maybe the judge.

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