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By Alex Dobuzinskis
Two actresses were arrested Monday in a protest at General Motors plant after they tried to block a shipment of recalled electric vehicles heading for the crusher.
Alexandra Paul, whose credits include TV's "Baywatch" and "Melrose Place" and Colette Divine were among more than a dozen electric-vehicle fans who took part in the protest.
The two were arrested after Paul drove an electric compact SUV onto the driveway of the GM Training Center and parked there with Divine for more than an hour, blocking two semis loaded with recalled EV1 cars. A total of 28 EV1s eventually were sent on their way to Arizona, where they will be crushed.
"We're not saying everyone should have to drive EVs. We want the choice to be able to," Chelsea Sexton, 29, a former EV1 specialist, marketer and customer-service rep for General Motors, said during the standoff.
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