Laguna Beach Star Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving  7/8/07

U.S. reality TV star Jessica Smith has been fined $1,300 after pleading guilty to a drink driving charge.

The former cast member of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County received three years probation at a hearing in California on Monday (02Jul07).

The 19-year-old was also ordered to perform 80 hours of community service.

Smith was arrested in March (07) under suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing a Volkswagen Beetle into another car on the San Diego Freeway, according to a California Highway Patrol report.

The driver of the other car suffered minor injuries, as did a passenger in the car driven by Smith, the report said.

Although Smith was arrested for investigation of felony DUI, officials said the charge was lessened to a misdemeanor because the injuries were not serious.