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Mel Gibson Car Accident: Crashes His 2008 Maserati in Malibu

Mel Gibson was involved in a car accident in Malibu at Sunday night .

A sombre-looking Mel Gibson shows up at the BOA steakhouse alone. Following an eight-year absence, the actor recently turned to the big screen with the thriller Edge of Darkness.The 54-year-old actor/director, who is currently embroiled in an ugly custody battle with his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva over their 9-month-old daughter Lucia, lost control of his 2008 Maserati at 8:35 p.m. last night on Malibu Canyon Road and crashed it into a rocky hillside. Luckily, he was not injured.

"For unknown reasons, Mr. Gibson steered his car to the right and struck the rock hillside. He stopped his car at the scene and was contacted by officers from the West Valley CHP Area." sources tell TMZ.

"Gibson told officers in the field he did not know how the car drifted out of the lane and into the hillside," CHP Public Information Officer Leland Tang says.

Gibson’s car was towed from the scene and Driving under the influence is not suspected in the accident. And Tang says that "no citation was issued and no charges will be filed".