Sam Shepard DUI 

Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright and actor Sam Shepard was arrested on preliminary charges of speeding and drunken driving early Saturday morning in central Illinois.

Shepard received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of test pilot Chuck Yeager in the film “The Right Stuff.” He also appeared in “The Notebook,” “Blackhawk Down” and other films. His plays include “Buried Child,” for which he won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama, “True West” and “A Lie of the Mind.” His long-term partner is actress Jessica Lange.

His blood alcohol was twice the legal limit and he was going 16 mph over the 30 mph speed limit while passing through town, the Bloomington, Illinois. Shepard posted $300 and was released from the McLean County jail later Saturday.

Shepard, 65, told police in Normal, Illinois, he was passing through town and stopped at a tavern before heading to his hotel.

He told police he was traveling to his home in Kentucky.