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9:10am UPDATE: Actor Released from Hospital After Malibu Arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Madsen has been released from a hospital after being arrested for investigation of drunken driving on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
Madsen’s attorney Perry Wander said today that the “Reservoir Dogs” actor had complained of an undisclosed medical problem but has since been released.
Authorities say Madsen was arrested Wednesday after driving erratically in a Pontiac GTO. Investigators say in a preliminary test Madsen had a blood-alcohol level of .21 percent, more than twice the legal limit of .08 percent.
Wander said Madsen had been taking prescription medication that could have caused him to fail the sobriety test.
It was the second arrest in six months for Madsen. He was previously arrested after he allegedly got into a fight with his teenage son, but prosecutors declined to file charges.
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Michael Madsen was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, and was expected to spend the night in a hospital, authorities said.
It was the second arrest in six months for the “Reservoir Dogs” actor.
Madsen was pulled over for driving erratically in a red Pontiac GTO shortly before 3 p.m. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
In a preliminary test Madsen had a blood alcohol level of .21, more than twice the legal limit of .08, Whitmore said.
While he was being booked, Madsen complained of a medical problem and was taken to a hospital, where doctors said he should spend the night. Deputies then cited and released him.
Whitmore said privacy laws prevent him from describing the medical problem.
A late-night phone message left for Madsen’s attorney Perry Wander was not immediately returned.
Madsen is best known for playing killers in the Quentin Tarantino films “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” parts 1 and 2, and also appeared in the family-friendly whale pic “Free Willy.”
In March, Madsen was arrested at his Malibu home after what detectives said was a drunken fight with his teenage son, but prosecutors declined to file charges because of a lack of evidence.
