Paris Hilton charged with drink-driving

Paris Hilton was today charged with drink-driving.

Hilton was scheduled to be arraigned on September 28 in Superior Court on charges of driving under the influence and driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08%, said Nick Velasquez, a spokesman for Los Angeles city prosecutors.

The 25-year-old Hilton was arrested on September 7 after being stopped in her Mercedes-Benz SLR.

Police said her blood-alcohol level was 0.08%, the minimum to warrant an arrest.

“The charges are consistent with California law and the circumstances of this case,” Velasquez said.

Paparazzi swarmed the Hollywood police station after Hilton’s arrest.

Hours later, Hilton told KIIS-FM’s morning radio host Ryan Seacrest that she was on an early morning hamburger run when she was stopped.

The singer, actress, handbag designer and heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune denied driving recklessly but conceded ”maybe I was speeding a little bit.”

Hilton, who once told the Los Angeles Times that the taste of booze “grosses me out,” claimed she had a single margarita at a charity event the evening before her arrest.

If convicted, Hilton could be sentenced to six months in jail and fined 1,000 US Dollars (£560).

The minimum penalty for a first-time offender is a fine, probation and alcohol-rehabilitation program.