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"Eight Is Enough" Star Busted in "Drag" Race

Posted Sep 18th 2008 4:49PM by TMZ Staff

Joan Prather -- Janet McArthur Bradford on "Eight Is Enough" -- was arrested on felony hit-and-run charges over the weekend, after she allegedly dragged an L.A. County Sheriff's deputy down PCH with her car.

The deputy attempted to stop Joan after she drove past barricades and road cones during the Malibu Triathlon.

According to the Malibu Surfside News, when Raines extended his arm -- motioning for Joan to stop -- his watch became entangled in her car. She didn't stop and Michael had to run alongside the car for 20 feet until other deputies intervened.

The cop was treated at a local hospital for a sprained arm. Joan was booked on a felony hit-and-run and released on $50,000 bail.

A rep for Prather was not available for comment.

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1. Another Eight Is Enough star in trouble with the law. So what else is new? Man those people in that cast were cursed. All except for Did VanPatten and Betty Buckley.

Posted at 7:32PM on Sep 18th 2008 by Illinois person

2. When will people learn? FIRST!

Posted at 5:05PM on Sep 18th 2008 by Muah

3. Maybe she didn't see him? ha!

Posted at 5:07PM on Sep 18th 2008 by Is anyone really FIRST?

4. WHY DIDN'T THE DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOOT HER IN THE HEAD ?.....I'LL TELL YOU WHY....BECAUSE THEN THE LIBERAL, BLEEDING HEART NEWS MEDIA WOULD BE PERSECUTING THE DEPUTY AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT !

NEXT TIME THE LIBERALS IN MALIBU WANT TO HOLD A TRIATHLON.....GET RODNEY KING TO DIRECT TRAFFIC !!!

Posted at 5:13PM on Sep 18th 2008 by AL GOREs VAGINA

5. It was during a triathlon? A cop had to run 20 feet? And he finds this distressing? How embarrassing.

Posted at 5:23PM on Sep 18th 2008 by monkeynoodle

6. I would have done her any time hot lil thing and whats her face the one that od and died to death

Posted at 5:24PM on Sep 18th 2008 by al baby

7. Now that is funny...she must have been on something...lol

Posted at 5:17PM on Sep 18th 2008 by cj

8. #3 why don't you get your raggedy, toothless, ugly ass momma to direct traffic you moron!!!

Posted at 5:35PM on Sep 18th 2008 by cb

9. Wait.......hold on.......she was released. Give me a F*(#&T*Ying break. If this was me my ass would still be in county locked up.

Posted at 5:32PM on Sep 18th 2008 by Sean

10. if you've died...isn't that always to death?...lol

Posted at 5:33PM on Sep 18th 2008 by Abby

11. WOULD YOU MOVIE STARS WHO WANT TO USE YOUR MONEY BUYING DRUGS JUST DONATE YOUR MONEY TO ME AND I'LL USE IT WISELY!!!!! OR YOU COULD HELP BAIL OUT OUR FAILING ECONOMY!!! OR FEED THE HUNGRY OR SHELTER THE HOMELESS OR HELP THE ELDERLY!!!

Posted at 5:49PM on Sep 18th 2008 by FEDUPWITHSTUPIDRICHSTARS

12. I was thinking the same thing. When you die, it is usually to death, UNLESS of course you die and they are able to bring you back. Lol.

Posted at 5:59PM on Sep 18th 2008 by mysymphony

13. Why dont we just wait and see what ALL of the facts are BEFORE we jump to conclusions. Leave the conclusion jumping to the media.

Posted at 5:58PM on Sep 18th 2008 by Tony Waiakea

14. Don't tell me it was Ponch's Timex. Ouch!

Posted at 5:59PM on Sep 18th 2008 by chicken stripper

15. She hasn't been in the media in 25 years. An arrest is always good for at least an Ellen and a Larry King episode. Definately Howard Stern. Guess she's launching a tv comeback?

Posted at 6:00PM on Sep 18th 2008 by lindee

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