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HOME > Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'Extreme Makeover' host Ty Pennington sentenced for drunken drivingDespite his celebrity status as the lead designer and host of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Ty Pennington is learning if you commit the crime you still have to pay the price.
"I'm happy to bring closure to my recent court proceedings," Pennington said in a statement, according to People. "Drinking and driving is never acceptable. I have pleaded no contest and will abide by the court's ruling. I hope this experience can help others as much as it has helped me."
The 42-year-old Home Edition host was arrested in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 5 in Los Angeles by traffic officers and was charged with a misdemeanor for driving under the influence. While he was subsequently released that same night on $5,000 bail, People reported authorities said he could have been facing up to six months behind bars. Fortunately for Pennington -- who has been branching out recently into other areas besides television -- his "no contest" plea to driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or higher resulted in a more lenient sentence than what was previously mentioned. A second charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs was dropped, People reported. "I made a really bad error in judgment," said Pennington in the statement, according to People. |
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