Paris' Brother Busted for DUI

Another Hilton heir. Another mug shot. More jail time.

On Tuesday morning Malibu, California police busted Paris Hilton’s 18-year old brother, Barron Hilton, on charges of driving under the influence and carrying a fake driver’s license. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Officer Steve Whitmore, Hilton was driving a black Mercedes E350 (DAI) erratically on the Pacific Coast Highway when he allegedly hit another car as well as a gas station attendant.  The driver of the other vehicle then called police and Barron was arrested just after 8:00 a.m. when he failed a field sobriety test and registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.14 percent.  The California legal limit for a person over 21 is .08 percent, but for a person under 21 any blood-alcohol level is considered legally drunk.

“You’re going to learn your lesson,” Paris, who did jail time for an alcohol-related driving case in 2007, reportedly told her brother when he called for bail. Barron then spent most of the day in jail before friends posted his $20,000 bail through a bondsman around 5:45 pm. Whitmore said Barron's bail was $20,000 because he is now facing a felony charge of possessing a forged California driver's license in addition to misdemeanor DUI.  An arraignment is scheduled for April 14.

Being pulled over after a social night out can be an awkward experience. DUI legal experts say the most important thing Barron could have done was to mind his manners. “Cooperate,” says Gregg Wisotsky, an attorney at law.  “The number one thing to do when dealing with the police is to cooperate and be polite.”