General Hospital star Haley Pullos, 25, is slapped with three months in jail ... trends now
General Hospital star Haley Pullos has been jailed for three months after pleading no contest to a DUI charge resulting from a car crash that happened when she drove the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway while she was drunk and high.
The 25 year-old actress will also have to serve five years probation, 200 hours of community service and pay more than $8,000 in restitution to the injured driver whose car she smashed into.
Pullos – whom prosecutors told the court had a blood alcohol level of 0.25 per cent, more than three times the legal limit – originally pleaded not guilty to two DUI charges and another count of hit-and-run following the April 2023 accident.
But in a deal with LA's District Attorney Monday, she changed her plea to no contest on one DUI and in exchange, the DA dropped the other one plus the hit and run.
Haley Pullos, 25, was charged with a DUI following a crash, which cops said happened while she was driving the wrong way on a Pasadena freeway
Marijuana edibles and tequila bottles were found during a search of Pullos' white 2019 Ford, which photos show sustained severe damage in the accident
The actress was sentenced to three months in jail after pleading no contest, will have to serve five years probation and pay more than $8,000 in restitution. She's pictured earlier this month outside of court, hugging her mother and appearing emotional
Pullos – wearing a beige jacket and blouse and light brown pants – told Pasadena Court Judge Terry Smerling: 'Yes, your honor,' when he asked her if she understood that the consequences of pleading no contest, carry the same weight as a guilty plea.
And she showed little emotion as Sheriff's deputies handcuffed her hands behind her back and led her to the cells while her mother, Judy Pullos, looked on sobbing.
Deputy District Attorney Melany Avanessians, explaining the plea deal to the court Monday, said that after Pullos has served three months in jail, she will be brought back to court for a sentencing hearing on July 29.
Pullos wore a brace on her ankle for several weeks after the crash
At that hearing, she will be placed on probation for five years, begin serving 200 hours of community service, and have her driver's license suspended for a year.
She will also be ordered to stay – for a period still to be determined – in a drug and alcohol rehab program she has already been attending for several months.
Pullos – who has played Molly Lansing-Davis on the popular daytime soap opera since she was 11 – was also ordered Monday to pay $8,260 in restitution to 23 year-old Courtney Wilder, whose car she collided head-on with on the 134 Ventura Freeway in Pasadena in April 2023.
Wilder, who was rushed in critical condition to a local hospital to undergo emergency surgery , is now suing the actress in civil court, seeking damages for negligence.
Pullos was charged with a first count of
