Former “General Hospital” star Haley Pullos will spend the next three months behind bars on a 2023 DUI felony charge.
Ms. Pullos, 25, surrendered to authorities on April 29 and was booked in Pasadena City Jail in California after pleading no contest to a DUI that resulted in a wrong-way car crash.
In a statement to The Epoch Times, her attorney, Mark Daniel Melnick, said that in addition to 90 days in jail, the actress will serve five years of probation and 200 hours of community service.
Ms. Pullos will also be required to continue treatment at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, as she has been attending for several months, and pay over $8,000 in restitution to the victim of the crash.
“Haley is very grateful to the court for a minimum sentence and for recognizing her remorse and the strides she has made in her sobriety,” he said.
Ms. Pullos—best known for her role as Molly Lansing-Davis on “General Hospital”—will return to court for sentencing on July 29.
2023 Arrest
Ms. Pullos was arrested in April last year after allegedly driving in the wrong direction on a freeway and colliding with another vehicle.Law enforcement reportedly found her at the scene, unable to get out of her car. The Pasadena Fire Department had to use the “jaws of life” to extract her from the vehicle before being taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Ms. Pullos was charged with one felony count of DUI causing injury, a second count of driving with over 0.08 blood alcohol content causing injury, and a misdemeanor charge of hit-and-run resulting in property damage.
Ms. Pullos initially pleaded not guilty to all charges but reached a deal with the district attorney’s office, resulting in the first count and hit-and-run misdemeanor charges being dropped.
Meanwhile, Courteney Wilder, the other driver involved, sustained major injuries and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. He had to undergo emergency surgery and, as a result, filed a lawsuit against the actress seeking damages for negligence.
In a written declaration obtained by the Daily Mail, Mr. Wilder claims to “have sustained, or will sustain, any loss or damage in the manner or amount alleged” by Ms. Pullos’s hands. He accused the actress of acting erratically at the scene, putting him and first responders in danger.
In a responding court filing obtained by People, Ms. Pullos’s attorneys denied “generally and specifically each and every allegation” and sought financial damages from Mr. Wilder in addition to paying her legal fees.
Further, she requested a dismissal, claiming the damages in Mr. Wilder’s suit “were proximately caused by either the sole negligent and/or intentional conduct of Plaintiffs.”
Mr. Wilder also sued the State of California Transportation Department, claiming the road where the accident occurred was in “dangerous condition.”
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office reaffirmed that drunk driving is a major concern, claiming thousands of innocent lives each year.
In a statement to People at the time, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office said that “charging Haley Pullos with a felony DUI causing injury underscores the severity of this alleged offense … we must recognize the heightened danger of drinking and driving during this time.”
The Epoch Times contacted the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, but with the case still pending, it could not provide additional comments at the time of publication.
