Katie Price charged for drunken driving

Singer Katie Price has been charged with drunken driving after crashing her car in London following a five-day bender on October 10.

The former glamour model was charged by postal requisition and will appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on January 7.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said "Police in Greenwich have charged a woman with being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle.

''Katie Price, 40, of Worthing Road, Horsham, Surrey was charged by postal requisition on Monday, December 10. She is to appear at Bromley Magistrates` Court on Monday, January 7.

"The charge relates to an arrest for drink drive on Wednesday, 10 October in Shooters Hill Road, Woolwich," the police spokeswoman added.

Police at the time said officers had come across a car showing signs of damage stationery at the roadside at about 2 am.