US news anchor Feven Kiflegiorgis arrested for reckless driving after being found passed out behind car wheel naked

US news anchor Feven Kiflegiorgis arrested for reckless driving after being found passed out behind car wheel naked
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A US news anchor has been forced to apologise on-air after she was arrested after being found passed out and naked at the driver's wheel of her Audi. 

Las Vegas police claim Fox 5 host Feven Kiflegiorgis stumbled from her car reeking of alcohol after officers showed up and refused to submit her blood, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. 

The news anchor, known as Feven Kay, told the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department she could not remember how she got there. 

Kiflegiorgis was arrested at around 7:30am on March 20 when she was found in her car in a residential area on a street called Matthew Avenue. 

"Many of you have noticed I've been off-air for a few weeks," Kiflegiorgis said in a statement aired on Fox 5. "As I move forward, I want you to know I have learned from this and I will continue learning." 

She was charged with reckless driving with a disregard for the safety of a person or property and ordered to pay a US$1000 fine and attend driving school. 

Kiflegiorgis is the early morning weekday anchor for Fox 5 Las Vegas and is originally from Ethiopia. 

The news anchor started her career at a news station in Los Angeles before moving to Nevada to work for Fox 5 in 2018. 

She is dedicated to being a "voice for the voiceless," according to her biography on the Fox 5 site. 

Kiflegiorgis is scheduled to host a Las Vegas Disney concert on May 3.