As if this wasn't trouble enough Mel has had some more bother behind the wheel. Seems Mr Gibson was motoring around Malibu Sunday last when his car mysteriously left the road. Then it collided with a rock. Since that would be an odd thing to do on purpose the sheriff's dept came out to investigate.
The Sheriff's dept was quick to issue a statement too. Given Mel's colourful history with the bottle the first thing Malibu's finest wanted to do was address what was on everyone's mind. According to the professionals Mel was not drunk and alcohol is not a suspected contributing factor. As confirmation of that officers on the scene report that Gibson was both alert and cooperative. Mel himself stated that he was not talking on the phone - another vice that gets him in trouble; nor had he dosed off. As to what caused the 2008 Maserati to veer of the road, investigating officer Leland Tang says that it has been ruled an accident, which might have happened to anybody.