MODEL PRICE GUILTY ON DRIVING CHARGE
British glamour model KATIE PRICE has been fined $1,500 (=C2=A31,000) aft er she was found guilty of failing to maintain full control of a luxury h orsebox while driving in England in February (10).
Traffic police in Sussex spotted the busty brunette lose control of the large vehicle and drift into another lane on a busy road, causing two on coming cars to swerve out of the way.
Cops claimed the 32 year old, also known as Jordan, had been using her cell phone for up to three seconds when the incident took place on 19 Feb ruary (10).
Price denied the charge, insisting she had not been distracted by her m obile phone, and blamed her bad road skills on being a "typical woman dri ver".
She told the court, "I’m just not used to a lorry that big. I was proba bly a bit scared because it was on a motorway. I don’t remember veering b ut it is quite difficult." Price had been on her way to Euro Disney in Paris, France with friends and family, including four children, when she was pulled over by cops.
She was cited for the phone violation and allowed to continue her journ ey.
But a jury at Mid Sussex Magistrates’ Court found Price guilty of not b eing in proper control of a vehicle during a hearing on Tuesday (28Sep10) and she was ordered to pay the fine, in addition to legal costs amountin g to $975 (=C2=A3650).
She also had three penalty points added to her driver’s licence. (MT/WN
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