Melrose Place Star Kills Woman While Driving Drunk: Police

Amy Locane charged with vehicular homicide
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 28, 2010 5:40 PM CDT
Melrose Place Star Kills Woman While Driving Drunk: Police
Amy Locane arrives at the Gen-Art Fall 2005 LA Fashion Week Kick Off Party on March 14, 2005, at the MOCA Geffen Contemporary Museum in Los Angeles.   (Getty Images)

Actress Amy Locane, better known as Sandy from the original Melrose Place, has been charged with vehicular homicide, New Jersey police tell the Star-Ledger. The actress, whose married name is Locane-Bovenizer, allegedly struck another vehicle last night, killing the passenger and seriously injuring the driver. The actress is also accused of an earlier hit-and-run accident that caused no injuries.

The driver from the first crash attempted to call police, but Locane-Bovenizer drove away. He told police she was "swerving and knocking down several mailboxes." Locane-Bovenizer said she had drunk several glasses of wine, according to the police report. She faces 5 to 10 years in prison if convicted.
(More drunk driving stories.)

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