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this is in the Uks press today
Dynasty actress Linda Evans, 74, was busted for DUI and was able to keep it secret for nearly three years
Evans, 74, was arrested near her Rainer, Washington State home one May 2014 morning, and has managed to keep it secret until now.
An off-duty police officer noticed her swerving 1990s Jeep Cherokee and a second cop pulled her over sometime before 9.30am.
They were worried she might kill herself or others.
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Linda Evans, pictured left in May 2014 and pictured right as her 'Dynasty' character Krystle Carrington, was arrested for driving under the influence in May 2014 near her Rainer, Washington State home
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The police report said Evans's driving was 'erratic, with significant lane travel within the lane, slow and varying speeds, and sudden jerking corrections.' An off-duty officer noticed her 1990s Jeep Cherokee was swerving
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The reporting officer worried she might kill someone. A second police officer pulled Evans over and arrested her after she failed a sobriety test
A police report obtained by Radar Online said Evans's driving was 'erratic, with significant lane travel within the lane, slow and varying speeds, and sudden jerking corrections.'
The reporting officer, who noticed she was not wearing a seatbelt, wrote: 'I was afraid the vehicle was going to kill someone.'
The arresting officer asked her to do a standard sobriety test.
When asked for her driving license, she presented him with a credit card.
He stated: 'Here's my concern, OK, I understand that you're injured, but because you've taken some medications, I want to make sure those medications aren't impairing you like alcohol.'
Video shows him conducting the sobriety test, moving his finger left and right in front of her face. She says: 'We do that in yoga.' He later asks her to recite the alphabet
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Evans was on her way to a doctor's appointment near her Washington State home, the property of which is pictured. Throughout the video, Evans says she has back pain
The arresting officer said he would handcuff her hands in front due to her back pain. After six minutes or so of speaking with her, the officer arrested Evans
Video shows him moving his finger left and right in front of her face. She says: 'We do that in yoga.'
The officer asks, 'What's that?'
She responds: 'Looking.'
She references her back pain throughout the video and when asked to take a half-step from her car she states: 'I did yoga last night.'
After about six minutes of speaking with her, the officer arrests her.
He states: 'Because of your back injury, I am going to handcuff you in the front. I am going to put you in my car.
'Actually, I'll probably put you in my car and then handcuff you. That way you can get in.'
He proceeds to warn her that his car is not very comfortable.
Evans, pictured in the police car, was sentenced to a suspended year of jail time, had her license suspended for a month and was on probation until 2016 after she was found to have been driving under the influence. The arrest is only being made public now
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Evans's arresting officer found 29 pink pills in a bag in her car. Officers believed the pills were generic Flexeril or cyclobenzaprine. Evans said she was on medication for her back pain
While she is waiting in his vehicle, he states: 'I believe based on my training and experience that she is under the influence of drugs.'
The officer then found 29 pink pills, believed to be generic Flexeril or cyclobenzaprine, which Evans said she was taking for her back pain.
She later admitted that she had taken seven pills that morning including Advil.
She was on her way to a doctor's appointment.
Evans was sentenced to a year of suspended jail time and was on probation until 2016. Her license was suspended for a month.
Linda Evans portrayed Krystle Carrington on ABC soap opera Dynasty from 1981 to 1989.
She shot to fame as Krystle, whose on-screen cat fights with her bitter rival Alexis, played by Joan Collins, became notorious.
Dynasty actress Linda Evans, 74, was busted for DUI and was able to keep it secret for nearly three years
- Linda Evans, 74, was driving to a doctor's appointment near her Washington State home one May 2014 morning
- Off-duty officer noticed her erratically driving and a 2nd officer pulled her over
- She was asked to do a standard sobriety test, but could not perform one
- When asked for her driving license, she presented the cop with a credit card
- Said she was experiencing back pain and the officer found 29 pills in her car
- She later admitted she had taken seven pills and was sentenced to a year of suspended jail time
- Her arrest has only now become known to the public
Evans, 74, was arrested near her Rainer, Washington State home one May 2014 morning, and has managed to keep it secret until now.
An off-duty police officer noticed her swerving 1990s Jeep Cherokee and a second cop pulled her over sometime before 9.30am.
They were worried she might kill herself or others.
Scroll down for video
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Linda Evans, pictured left in May 2014 and pictured right as her 'Dynasty' character Krystle Carrington, was arrested for driving under the influence in May 2014 near her Rainer, Washington State home
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The police report said Evans's driving was 'erratic, with significant lane travel within the lane, slow and varying speeds, and sudden jerking corrections.' An off-duty officer noticed her 1990s Jeep Cherokee was swerving
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The reporting officer worried she might kill someone. A second police officer pulled Evans over and arrested her after she failed a sobriety test
A police report obtained by Radar Online said Evans's driving was 'erratic, with significant lane travel within the lane, slow and varying speeds, and sudden jerking corrections.'
The reporting officer, who noticed she was not wearing a seatbelt, wrote: 'I was afraid the vehicle was going to kill someone.'
The arresting officer asked her to do a standard sobriety test.
When asked for her driving license, she presented him with a credit card.
He stated: 'Here's my concern, OK, I understand that you're injured, but because you've taken some medications, I want to make sure those medications aren't impairing you like alcohol.'
Video shows him conducting the sobriety test, moving his finger left and right in front of her face. She says: 'We do that in yoga.' He later asks her to recite the alphabet
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Evans was on her way to a doctor's appointment near her Washington State home, the property of which is pictured. Throughout the video, Evans says she has back pain
The arresting officer said he would handcuff her hands in front due to her back pain. After six minutes or so of speaking with her, the officer arrested Evans
Video shows him moving his finger left and right in front of her face. She says: 'We do that in yoga.'
The officer asks, 'What's that?'
She responds: 'Looking.'
She references her back pain throughout the video and when asked to take a half-step from her car she states: 'I did yoga last night.'
After about six minutes of speaking with her, the officer arrests her.
He states: 'Because of your back injury, I am going to handcuff you in the front. I am going to put you in my car.
'Actually, I'll probably put you in my car and then handcuff you. That way you can get in.'
He proceeds to warn her that his car is not very comfortable.
Evans, pictured in the police car, was sentenced to a suspended year of jail time, had her license suspended for a month and was on probation until 2016 after she was found to have been driving under the influence. The arrest is only being made public now
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Evans's arresting officer found 29 pink pills in a bag in her car. Officers believed the pills were generic Flexeril or cyclobenzaprine. Evans said she was on medication for her back pain
While she is waiting in his vehicle, he states: 'I believe based on my training and experience that she is under the influence of drugs.'
The officer then found 29 pink pills, believed to be generic Flexeril or cyclobenzaprine, which Evans said she was taking for her back pain.
She later admitted that she had taken seven pills that morning including Advil.
She was on her way to a doctor's appointment.
Evans was sentenced to a year of suspended jail time and was on probation until 2016. Her license was suspended for a month.
Linda Evans portrayed Krystle Carrington on ABC soap opera Dynasty from 1981 to 1989.
She shot to fame as Krystle, whose on-screen cat fights with her bitter rival Alexis, played by Joan Collins, became notorious.
Though it seemed like she isn't bothered by it anymore... or at least that's my impression. I don't keep up with her personal life. Or her professional one, really. X)
