Director agrees to alcohol program
Gus Van Sant, who was arrested on drunken driving charges in December, has agreed to an alcohol diversion program in Portland, Ore., his attorney said Friday.
Van Sant had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19%, more than double Oregon’s limit of 0.08%, when he was arrested Dec. 21 on a main downtown street, police reports said
The 54-year-old director, whose films include “Good Will Hunting” and “Drugstore Cowboy,” appeared briefly in court Friday morning.
The state diversion program for driving under the influence of intoxicants, or DUII, requires participation in an evaluation and education or rehabilitation program for one year.
An assistant to William Uhle, Van Sant’s attorney, said Van Sant pleaded no contest.
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