Mel Gibson in Car Crash at Malibu

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Troubled actor-director Mel Gibson was in a car mishap in Malibu recently. Apparently, Mel lost control of his Maserati and crashed into the rocky hillside but he was unharmed.

According to Yahoo News:

The accident late Sunday west of Los Angeles involved no other vehicle and the Oscar-winning actor was neither drunk nor under the influence of drugs at the wheel (DUI), the police said in a statement.

"For unknown reasons, Mr Gibson steered his car to the right and struck the rock hillside," the CHP said, adding that after making a statement to police officers at the scene, he "received a ride home from a friend."

"His vehicle was towed from the scene, DUI is not suspected in the accident," it added.

The road accident follows a troubled few weeks for the Australia-educated actor, who is under investigation for domestic violence after his former partner Oksana Grigorieva released recordings of abusive telephone calls he allegedly made.