May 13, 2008 4:40 pm US/Eastern
Barrymore Tries To Track Down Hit-And-Run Driver
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Drew Barrymore can add "sheriff's helper" to her long resume.
The 33-year-old actress was rear-ended Monday in a hit-and-run
accident in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Kristin
Aloma said. Barrymore was not injured. Aloma added that she didn't know
the extent of damage to Barrymore's car.
Instead of staying put, though, Barrymore followed the offending
vehicle and snagged its license plate number, which she then handed
over to sheriff's deputies, according to Aloma.
"It could be dangerous," Aloma said of following someone after an accident.
Still, she emphasized that getting a license plate number is instrumental to tracking down a hit-and-run motorist.
On Tuesday morning though, there had been no arrests in the Barrymore accident.
Barrymore's screen credits include the "Charlie's Angels" movies, "Fever Pitch" and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
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