Heather Locklear arrested after 'erratic' driving

Hollywood actress Heather Locklear has been charged with driving under the influence of prescription drugs.

She was arrested in California on Saturday after a witness called police to someone "driving erratically".

Locklear, 47, was seen revving her engine and repeatedly reversing over a pair of sunglasses in Santa Barbara.

Police mugshot: Heather Locklear

Police said the witness, who didn't recognise the star, reported that she had stopped on a nearby highway and left her car, apparently stumbling into traffic.

A police spokesman said that alcohol was ruled out after tests but Locklear was charged with driving under the influence of prescription medication and released on £2,700 bail.

Neither her lawyer nor her publicist was available for comment.

The former Melrose Place star was divorced from Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora last year.

In April, she checked into a treatment clinic in Arizona after suffering depression.