'Lost' Star Rodriguez Faces DUI TrialWatros Expected To Plead GuiltyPOSTED: 10:08 am HST December 29, 2005 KANEOHE, Oahu, Hawaii -- Two stars from the ABC show "Lost" waived their court appearance on Thursday for their drunken driving cases.Michelle Rodriguez, who plays Ana Lucia on the show, is scheduled to go to trial on March 30 for the DUI case. Her attorney pleaded not guilty for Rodriguez.City prosecutors said they're charging her with driving under the influence as a second offense. That carries a penalty of up to 14 days in jail.People Magazine reports she pleaded no contest to three misdemeanors in Los Angeles last year, including a DUI and hit-and-run."In the state of Hawaii, we can charge it as a second offense because any of offenses that occur in other jurisdictions in the United States also qualify," city deputy prosecutor Sean Sanada said.Rodriguez was also ticketed in October for driving 90 mph in a 35 mph zone in Haleiwa. Records show she also did not have auto insurance.Cynthia Watros, who plays Libby on the show, will plead guilty to the DUI charge at an appearance in court on Jan. 12, according to her attorney."She's very sorry for what happened. She wants to get this over with. She wants to take responsibility for it. She's not going to duck it," Watros' attorney, Lanson Kupau, said.The two were arrested on drunken driving charges early in the morning on Dec. 1. They were in separate car; one following the other, when they were stopped, according to sources. Previous Stories:
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