Wednesday, July 25, 2007

LOHAN DEEP FALL

In the pre-dawn hours of July 24, 2007, the Santa Monica police received a 911 call from a car being driven by Michelle Peck - whose daughter, Tracie Rice had left her employment as Lohan's personal assistant several hours previously. Peck reported that she was being chased by a white GMC and feared for her safety.The police later found Peck and Lohan having a "heated debate" in the parking lot of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Lohan refused to take a breathalyzer test, but agreed to other field sobriety tests.

After failing these tests, she was taken to a police station where her blood alcohol level was tested at between 0.12 and 0.13 percent - above the California legal limit of 0.08 percent. While conducting a search, the police found a small amount of cocaine in her pocket. Lohan was booked on felony charges of possession of cocaine and transportation of a narcotic - in addition to charges of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. A few hours after Lohan's release on $25,000 bail.



Her attorney said Lohan is getting "medical care." Lohan completed a stint in rehab earlier this month and previously had checked into a recovery clinic in January. She still faces DUI allegations connected to a Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash in Beverly Hills.

Since Lindsay transitioned to outpatient care, she has been monitored on a SCRAM bracelet and tested daily in order to support her sobriety. Unfortunately, late yesterday Lindsay had relapsed. The bracelet has now been removed. She is safe, out of custody and presently receiving medical care.

The actress was cooperative during the arrest.

Michael Lohan, the actress' estranged father, said he was worried about his daughter's behavior. He suggested that he and his wife, Dina, who are separated, should rally to help their daughter. "When we were a family, did you see any of this going on? It wasn't until we were torn apart, at the pinnacle of Lindsay's career no less, when people came into the picture, did everything fall apart," Michael Lohan told Access Hollywood.

Michael Lohan was released from prison in March after serving nearly two years for attempted assault and driving while intoxicated.

Upon her recent release from the Promises treatment center in Malibu, Lohan had agreed to wear a alcohol-detecting anklet. Lohan's recent stint at Promises was her second round of treatment in less than a year. In January, she checked into the Wonderland Center in Laurel Canyon after reportedly passing out in a hotel hallway after a party thrown for the Golden Globe Awards.

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