Locklear gets probation and fine

Heather Locklear has had treatment for anxiety and depression

Actress Heather Locklear has been sentenced to three years' informal probation after pleading guilty to reckless driving.

The actress also received a maximum fine of $900 (£620) and was ordered to take driving instruction.

Locklear's guilty plea followed a deal to reduce the original charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs.

She was arrested in September near Santa Barbara, California.

Police found her car parked on a highway blocking a traffic lane in Montecito.

The former Dynasty star showed signs of "obvious impairment" when she was arrested, said the California Highway Patrol.

Tests showed she had prescription drugs in her system but no alcohol or other drugs. She was later released from custody.

Earlier in 2008, Locklear checked herself into a medical clinic to seek treatment for anxiety and depression.

She divorced Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora in 2007, after 11 years of marriage.

They have a daughter together, Ava Elizabeth.

The actress first rose to fame as Sammy Jo Dean Carrington in the 1980s soap Dynasty.

She then appeared in Melrose Place and the sitcom Spin City, for which she received two Golden Globe nominations.