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SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- The troubled saga of Lindsay Lohan took another turn Tuesday when police booked
her on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession after a frightened
woman dialed 911 to report being chased by Lohan's SUV.
Less than two
weeks out of rehab, with another drunken-driving case pending, Lohan had a
blood-alcohol level of between 0.12 and 0.13 percent when police found her about
1:30 a.m., Sgt. Shane Talbot said. The legal limit for driving in California is
0.08.
Lohan attorney Blair Berk said her client had relapsed and was
again receiving medical care. Her appearance Tuesday on "The Tonight Show" was
canceled.
"Addiction is a terrible and vicious disease," Berk said.
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Authorities received a 911 call from the mother of
Lohan's former personal assistant, said Lt. Alex Padilla. The assistant had just
quit hours before, he said.
"The mother was afraid," Padilla said. "She
wasn't quite sure what was going on so she called the police saying she wanted
to make sure everything was going to be OK."
The woman apparently didn't
realize it was Lohan who was behind her, Padilla said.
Police said the
woman drove her black Cadillac Escalade into the parking lot of Santa Monica's
Civic Auditorium, about a block away from the Santa Monica Police Department,
followed by Lohan driving a Yukon sport utility vehicle. Authorities arrived and
saw Lohan and the woman in "heated debate," Padilla said. Two males were with
Lohan in the 2004 Yukon, including the owner of the vehicle, Padilla said. The
mother had just one passenger and it wasn't her daughter, Padilla said,
correcting earlier police statements.
Padilla said the 21-year-old Lohan
was unable to walk a straight line, touch her nose or follow a small light with
her eyes. Officers also detected the smell of alcohol, Padilla said.
The
movie star was booked for investigation of driving under the influence and
driving on a suspended license, both misdemeanors, and possession of cocaine and
transport of a narcotic, both felonies, authorities said.
During a
pre-booking search, police found cocaine in one of Lohan's pants pockets, Talbot
said.
Several hours later, Lohan was released on $25,000
bail.
Padilla said he didn't know why Lohan was trying to catch the
woman, whom he didn't name.
Last week, Lohan turned herself in to Beverly
Hills police to face allegations of driving under the influence in connection
with a Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash.
Lohan was about a month
shy of the legal drinking age when she lost control of her 2005 Mercedes SL-65
convertible and crashed into a curb and shrubs on Sunset Boulevard, police said.
Lohan's blood-alcohol level at the time of that crash was above the legal limit,
authorities said, but they wouldn't disclose how high it was. She also faces a
misdemeanor charge of hit and run in that case.
A court date was
scheduled in that case for Aug. 24.
Lohan left Promises Malibu Alcohol
and Drug Rehab Treatment Facility on July 13, after a stay of more than six
weeks. She had also checked into rehab for substance abuse treatment in
January.
When she left, Lohan agreed to wear an alcohol-monitoring
bracelet, publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnik said.
"In part she is wearing
the bracelet so there are no questions about her sobriety if she chooses to go
dancing or dining in a place where alcohol is served," Zelnik said in a
statement at the time.
Lohan, whose latest movie, "I Know Who Killed Me,"
is coming out Friday, had been tested daily in order to support her sobriety,
Berk said.
"Unfortunately, late yesterday I was informed that Lindsay had
relapsed," Berk said. "The bracelet has now been removed. She is safe, out of
custody and presently receiving medical care."
Lohan's estranged father,
Michael Lohan, said he was worried about his daughter even though they have a
"troubled relationship." In a statement issued through his New York attorney, he
also suggested he and his wife Dina, who are separated, rally to help her,
putting their own "legal battle aside for the good of our
children."
Michael Lohan was released from prison in March after serving
nearly two years for attempted assault and driving while intoxicated.
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