Former General Hospital star Haley Pullos was seen smiling as she was released from prison after serving three months on a felony drunk driving charge.
Haley, 26, who played Molly Lansing-Davis on the daytime soap opera for 14 years, was photographed leaving a Los Angeles County courthouse after being formally sentenced for her 2023 DUI case on July 29.
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Haley was arrested for driving under the influence on April 29, 2023.
According to police documents, she was driving the wrong way on a highway in Pasadena, California, when her vehicle crashed into a car traveling in the opposite direction.
In June 2023, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Haley was being charged with one felony count of DUI causing injury, one felony count of driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 causing injury, and one misdemeanor count of hit and run resulting in property damage.
Although Haley initially pleaded not guilty to all three charges, she later pleaded no contest to one of the DUI charges in exchange for the other two charges being dropped.
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She has already served three months in prison, after turning herself in to the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood on April 29, 2024.
At the time, his attorney Mark Daniel Melnick said Weekly entertainment that Haley will also be sentenced to five years probation, 200 hours of community service and more than $8,000 in restitution to the other driver.
Following Haley’s court appearance on Monday, Melnick confirmed to People: “Haley was sentenced to probation with 90 days of county jail time, a nine-month DUI program, Mothers Against Drunk Driving program ( MADD) and ongoing private counseling.”
Leaving the courtroom, Haley ran to hug her parents Alex and Judy Pollos.
General Hospital actress Nancy Lee Grahn was also waiting for Haley when she was released from prison, according to a report. MailOnline Report.
“Thank you so much for coming,” she told the 68-year-old actress, who played Haley’s on-screen mother in General Hospital.
Police who responded to the scene of the accident last April reportedly said TMZ that Haley was trapped in her car, while firefighters used life-saving jaws to extricate her from the vehicle.
Photos from the scene showed extensive damage to both cars, including broken windshields and hoods.
Haley was later escorted to a local hospital for treatment, as the other driver, Courtney Wilder, was also hospitalized with serious injuries.
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In May 2023, Haley said Soap opera summary she would take temporary leave from the General Hospital “to recover” from the accident.
General Hospital Cast
General Hospital has been on the air since the early 1960s.
The cast of the iconic soap opera includes:
- Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos)
- Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos)
- Katelyn MacMullen (Corinthos Willow)
- Robert Gossett (Marshall Ashford)
- Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase)
- Gregory Harrison (Gregory Chase)
- Michael Easton (Hamilton Finn)
- Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones)
- Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri)
- Kelly Monaco (Samantha McCall)
- Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber-Baldwin)
- Cynthia Wattros (Nina Reeves)
- Maura West (Ava Jerome)
Celebrity Appearances:
- Demi Moore (1982-1984)
- Meghan Markle (2002)
- Mark Hamil (1972)
- Kristin Davis (1991)
- Eva Longoria (2000)
- George Takei (1985)
- Elizabeth Taylor (1981)
His statement read: “Unfortunately, I was involved in an automobile accident and I am fine, but I will need a little time to recover. I will be back as soon as possible!”
The role of Molly was recast with Holiday Mia Kriegel replacing Haley, who joined the production when she was 11.
In handing down his sentence on Monday, Judge Terry Smerling supposedly warned Haley, “God forbid you cause an accident in the future and someone dies, you will be charged with murder.”
Courtney is suing Haley for damages in a lawsuit filed in January alleging she “dangerously and recklessly drove her car” in the wrong direction, up an exit ramp and onto the highway.
In March, Haley filed to dismiss Courtney’s lawsuitwith the soap star denying “generally and specifically any and all allegations” made by him.
She added that the damages he suffered were caused “in whole or in part, intentionally or negligently, by persons, companies, corporations or entities” outside his control.
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