Lindsay Lohan Arrested for DUI – Again
TUESDAY JULY 24, 2007 09:15 AM EDT
TUESDAY JULY 24, 2007 11:55 AM EDT UPDATED
By Ken Lee
Photo by: Courtesy Santa Monica Police Department
Lindsay Lohan was arrested in Santa Monica, Calif., early Tuesday morning on suspicion of drunken driving after a brief car chase, authorities confirm to PEOPLE.
Her attorney said Lohan, recently released from rehab, had "relapsed" and was receiving "medical care."
The actress, 21, was searched in the police station and a "small" amount of cocaine was found on her, says Santa Monica police spokesman Officer Alex Padilla.
Lohan – who was wearing her alcohol-detection ankle bracelet at the time of her arrest – was booked for DUI, possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility and driving on a suspended license, says Padilla.
Two Breathalyzer tests determined Lohan's blood-alcohol level was .12 percent and .13 (the legal limit is .08).
"Addiction is a terrible and vicious disease," Lohan's attorney, Blair Berk, said in a statement. "Since Lindsay transitioned to outpatient care, she has been monitored on a SCRAM bracelet and tested daily in order to support her sobriety. Throughout this period, I have received timely and accurate reports from the testing companies. Unfortunately, late yesterday I was informed that Lindsay had relapsed. The bracelet has now been removed. She is safe, out of custody and presently receiving medical care."
Detailing the arrest, which was first reported by TMZ, Padilla told PEOPLE that at 1:34 a.m. the police responded to a call of one SUV chasing another in a residential section of Santa Monica.
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Lohan, driving a 2004 Yukon that doesn't belong to her, was chasing a 2001 Escalade being driven by the mother of Lohan's personal assistant, according to police.
"The driver who called police turned out to be the mother of Lindsay Lohan's personal assistant," said Padilla. "Just prior to the chase – but I'm not sure exactly how much time prior – the personal assistant had quit."
The mother drove toward the police station, but ended up in the nearby civic center, says Padilla.
When officers arrived, they determined that Lohan was in the white SUV suspected of chasing the other.
After Lohan failed a field sobriety test, she was arrested. However, the two men in Lohan's car were not, says police Sgt. Robert Hernandez.
Lohan later posted $25,000 bail and was released from jail at about 6:30 a.m.
She was crying and upset but cooperative during the arrest process, said Hernandez. He did not know the amount of cocaine found at the time.
Lohan's publicist, Leslie Sloane, had no comment.
Last week Lohan quietly surrendered and was formally booked on misdemeanor charges of DUI and hit-and-run stemming from a May car crash. Only 11 days ago she completed a six-week stint in rehab at Promises, a treatment center in Malibu.
That had followed her arrest in May for DUI. Lohan was injured when her Mercedes SL-65 convertible hit a curb on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
If charged and convicted of both DUI-related incidents (she still has not been formally charged by prosecutors from her arrest in May), Lohan will face a minimum four-day jail sentence. However, her lawyer could argue for rehab or community service in lieu of incarceration.
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Okay, this broad needs the book thrown at her. Screw rehab, throw her arse in jail. Sorry to rant, but if it were you or me, we'd be in jail AND our license would be revoked. PERIOD
Oh, and another thing...with all the money she has, why the heck can't she get someone to DRIVE her around??? DUH!!!
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