Shannon Beador Of The Real Housewives Of Orange County Got Drunk, Hit A House With Her Car, Then Pretended To Be Walking Her Dog When The Cops Showed Up

Shannon Beador's tough year just got a lot rougher ... the reality TV star got busted for driving drunk this weekend in SoCal.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star drove her car onto a residential property in Newport Beach Saturday night, and actually clipped the house.

We're told Beador then turned back onto the road and kept going before parking her vehicle in the middle of the street and getting out with her dog.

Listen, people drive drunk all the time. It's unfortunate, they shouldn't, but they do it. The one thing you can't do is run your car into a house, and then run away. You've got to be smarter than that, no matter how drunk you are. 

I kind of love this "slick" move of getting out of the car and acting like you're walking your dog, though. How long did she walk around doing that? It must've taken the police at least a half hour to get there, right? Hammered, walking around Newport Beach with a busted up car and a broken house 20 feet away? Kind of hilarious.

I'm not up to date on RHOC but I do know that Shannon's been through it this year. She's going through a breakup, she's fighting with the women...all signs lead to "drinking too much wine and driving around in your car, endangering yourself and others." BAD NEWS!

Turns out she was cited and released without bond, charged with a DUI and a hit and run. Feels like barely a slap on the wrist. I'm excited to see how this all goes down, maybe it's my cue to fire RHOC back up. I'm a sucker for legal drama.