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Ex-‘SNL’ star Chris Kattan arrested for DUI

Chris Kattan, pictured in January 2013. Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

LOS ANGELES – Authorities say former Saturday Night Live star Chris Kattan has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his Mercedes struck a Department of Transportation vehicle on a Southern California freeway.

The California Highway Patrol says the Mercedes was seen weaving in and out of lanes shortly before 2 a.m. Monday on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles.

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The CHP says Kattan drove into a DOT vehicle that belonged to a crew conducting maintenance on a guardrail. No injuries are reported.

The 43-year-old Kattan was jailed on suspicion of DUI.

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Kattan, who was on SNL from 1996 to 2003, was best known for the character Mango.

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He also starred alongside Will Ferrell in the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury.

A call to Kattan’s agent wasn’t immediately returned.

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