Read the last line .... Nicole Richie arrested and accused of driving under the influence By Andrew Blankstein, Times Staff Writer 11:05 AM PST, December 11, 2006 Celebutante Nicole Richie was arrested early this morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after motorists spotted her sport utility vehicle driving the wrong way on the 134 Freeway. The 25-year-old celebrity, known as the best friend of Paris Hilton and stars with the heiress on the television show "The Simple Life," was booked at the CHP's Glendale-Verdugo Hills Station on the single misdemeanor charge after her arrest at 1:45 a.m. She was transferred to the City of Glendale jail, where she was released at 7:17 a.m. after posting $15,000 bail. ADVERTISEMENT Officers assigned to the CHP's Altadena office responded to reports by motorists that Richie's vehicle was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes on the 134 Freeway, near the Buena Vista Street entrance in Burbank. When officers arrived, they found Richie had stopped in the carpool lane and was the lone occupant of the vehicle. She admitted to officers that she had smoked marijuana and taken the painkilling drug, Vicodin, said CHP Sgt. Mark Garrett. Unlike the DUI arrest of her friend Paris Hilton in September, which was captured in minute detail by a swarm of paparazzi, CHP officials said Richie's arrest was uneventful. In 2003, she was arrested for heroin possession and spent time in rehabilitation. Authorities would not say whether today's arrest violated the terms of her probation on that charge. Earlier this year, the production of "The Simple Life" was postponed because Richie had entered into a treatment facility to deal with her inability to gain weight. The CHP booking sheet said that Richie weighed 85 pounds.