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No, no, NOOOOOOOOOO

Oh, yes, yes, YEEEESSSS: Kiefer Sutherland is heading to jail.

Your hero and mine (although, Lord, I'd hate to be driving on a Los Angeles freeway or boulevard anywhere near the party that Kiefer Sutherland has just left) was sentenced yesterday to 48 days for his DUI conviction.

What does this mean? Well, for one, the drivers in Los Angeles can breath just a little bit easier during those forty-eight days.

But seriously, folks...No, not seriously. Don't drink and drive. End of story. Even if you're worth millions and millions of dollars and a franchise is dependent on you, and so are many fans. Don't drink and drive. Maybe Kiefer will get this message now.

Anyway, enough with the preaching. Here are the grim details from the AP:

"Sutherland appeared in court with his attorney for the sentencing. He had pleaded no contest for driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08 following his Sept. 25 arrest.

Assistant City Attorney Dan Jeffries said a Superior Court judge ordered that the actor serve 48 days in Glendale city jail. Sutherland must begin the sentence before March 30, Jeffries said.

The actor was already on probation for a 2004 drunken driving arrest when he was stopped by police shortly after midnight as he left a Hollywood industry party at the trendy Area nightclub. Authorities said he failed a field sobriety test after being pulled over for making an illegal U-turn.

He pleaded no contest in October to DUI and driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 while still on probation for a previous arrest."

Meanwhile, unless this writers' strike is settled soon - very soon - "24" won't even be on the air next year.