Hasselhoff arrested for drink driving

Former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff has been arrested in California on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police said today.

The actor was stopped on Ventura Boulevard late on Saturday night, said Officer Sara Faden. He was released the next morning.

In 2002, Hasselhoff checked himself into the Betty Ford Centre for treatment of alcoholism.

The 51-year-old actor is best known for portraying lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the long-running Baywatch TV series. He also starred in the 1980s television show Knight Rider.