Carrie
09-23-2004, 11:12 PM
source: MSN.COM (www.msn.com)
VENTURA, Calif. -- Prosecutors filed three felony counts Thursday against former "Growing Pains" kid star Tracey Gold in the alleged drunken driving rollover crash of her sport utility vehicle.
Tracey Gold Marshall, 35, of Santa Clarita was behind the wheel of the SUV when it flipped on Highway 118 in Moorpark on Sept. 3, injuring her husband and two of her three children, authorities said.
The district attorney's office filed charges of driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of 0.08 causing injury, and felony child endangerment, Senior Deputy District Attorney Kim Gibbons said.
The maximum sentence would be five years in prison, Gibbons said, but he acknowledged it was common for people in such cases to receive probation or a lesser amount of jail time.
The Marshalls' home telephone number was unlisted and the actress couldn't be reached.
Attorney Blair Berk, who represents the defendant, declined to discuss details of the incident.
"Tracey is a wonderful mother and incredibly respected in her community. Hopefully the truth of what really occurred will be more important to people than speculation or headlines," Berk said.
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VENTURA, Calif. -- Prosecutors filed three felony counts Thursday against former "Growing Pains" kid star Tracey Gold in the alleged drunken driving rollover crash of her sport utility vehicle.
Tracey Gold Marshall, 35, of Santa Clarita was behind the wheel of the SUV when it flipped on Highway 118 in Moorpark on Sept. 3, injuring her husband and two of her three children, authorities said.
The district attorney's office filed charges of driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of 0.08 causing injury, and felony child endangerment, Senior Deputy District Attorney Kim Gibbons said.
The maximum sentence would be five years in prison, Gibbons said, but he acknowledged it was common for people in such cases to receive probation or a lesser amount of jail time.
The Marshalls' home telephone number was unlisted and the actress couldn't be reached.
Attorney Blair Berk, who represents the defendant, declined to discuss details of the incident.
"Tracey is a wonderful mother and incredibly respected in her community. Hopefully the truth of what really occurred will be more important to people than speculation or headlines," Berk said.
Full Story (http://entertainment.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=168870)