Locklear gets probation for reckless driving

Former 'Dynasty' and 'TJ Hooker' actress Heather Locklear evaded charges of driving while intoxicated by pleading to a lesser offence.

A court official in Santa Barbara, California says an attorney for the actress entered a no contest plea to a misdemeanour reckless driving charge in court.

Locklear was given three years of informal probation, will pay a fine and attend a driver’s education programme, said Lee Carter, Santa Barbara senior deputy district attorney.

The actress was arrested in September after a tabloid journalist called police to report Locklear was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs.

Tests revealed no alcohol in Locklear’s system following her September arrest, but prosecutors charged her in November with driving under the influence of prescription drugs.

Locklear’s attorney, Blair Berk, declined to comment. The actress did not appear.

And there's more good news for the actress - she's in talks to return to 'Melrose Place' for a remake of the hit soap. Reports suggest she's the only star producers have called to return.