Authorities say Madsen was driving a Land Rover that ran into a pole in Malibu on March 24. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Prosecutors have charged Michael Madsen with two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving after the actor drove his SUV into a pole last month.
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said on Wednesday that the 61-year-old Madsen had been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
It added that this was within 10 years of another DUI offense and driving with .08% blood alcohol content within 10 years of another DUI.
Madsen has not entered a plea, and is scheduled to appear in court on May 20. An email to his publicist seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Authorities say Madsen was driving a Land Rover that ran into a pole in Malibu on March 24. According to reports, no one was injured.
Madsen is best known for appearing in the Quentin Tarantino movies Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill.
