Sutherland Jailed For Drunk Driving

24 actor Kiefer Sutherland is to serve 48 days in jail for drunk driving.

The hellraising actor, 40, was charged after police witnessed him making an illegal U-turn in Los Angeles last month.

A breath test allegedly found him to have twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system.

Sutherland pleaded no contest to the charges on Tuesday- and will be jailed for 48 days during breaks in filming for the hit TV show.

Court records state he will spend 30 days in jail for driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit, and 18 days for violating his probation - relating to a previous Dui conviction in December 2004.

He hopes to serve the 18 days on December 21st and the final 30 days next summer.

He also received a six-month driving ban and must attend alcohol education classes for 18 months and weekly alcohol therapy sessions for six months.