Heather Locklear — the sexy star of primetime soaps like Dallas and Melrose Place — is facing a real-life legal drama: She was arrested in her suburban Los Angeles home for hit & run on Saturday.
Law enforcement sources tell PEOPLE that a resident of the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, California heard a crash near Heather’s home at approximately 4 AM on Saturday morning.
The incident was not reported until 7:48 PM on Saturday. When deputies arrived on the scene several hours later, they found a knocked-over parking sign. After further investigation they confirmed that Heather’s 2005 black BMW had jumped the curb and struck the sign, but the actress never called the accident in to police. She was promptly arrested for hit-and-run.
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s department, Locklear’s vehicle matched debris from the knocked-over sign. No further details were disclosed.
Locklear was cited on a misdemeanor charge of “Leaving the Scene of an Accident.” The collar is the second driving offense for the beauty in the past two years. In 2008, Heather was arrested in Santa Barbara for allegedly driving under the influence of prescription meds. She pled not guilty and was placed on informal probation for three years.
Police do not suspect that Heather was under the influence at the time of her most recent accident.
No word on how this latest arrest will affect Locklear’s probation, but we can expect to see her in court next month.