Jailbird - Jack Bauer

By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON
The Associated Press
Wednesday, October 10, 2007; 2:01 PM

LOS ANGELES -- Kiefer Sutherland pleaded no contest Tuesday in his drunken driving case and will begin serving a 48-day jail sentence while his Fox TV drama "24" begins its winter production break in December.

The show's star agreed to serve 30 days for driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08 percent, as well as 18 days for violating his probation for a 2004 drunken driving case, according to court records.


Actor Keifer Sutherland arrives at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino Party in Los Angeles in this Sept. 24, 2007 file photo. Sutherland pleaded no contest Tuesday in his drunken driving case to ensure the star of Fox's
Actor Keifer Sutherland arrives at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino Party in Los Angeles in this Sept. 24, 2007 file photo. Sutherland pleaded no contest Tuesday in his drunken driving case to ensure the star of Fox's "24" could avoid a lengthy jail sentence, his attorney and network officials said.