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Lindsay Lohan Might Have Been Drinking Before Her Crash On PCH
Back in June when Lindsay Lohan was filming the Lifetime classic "Liz & Dick," she got in a car accident on PCH and allegedly lied to police and told them that she wasn't driving at the time. Now law enforcement is saying there were signs that Lohan had actually been boozing before the crash, according to TMZ.
Sources told the website that she had booze on her breath and there was a bottle of alcohol found next to her Porsche. But for whatever reason, they never asked her to perform a field sobriety test (perhaps because she swore she wasn't the one driving?)
In any case, it doesn't sound like this latest revelation is hurting Lohan. The Santa Monica City Attorney is offering Lohan 60 days in a residential rehab facility. The city attorney also wants her to attend AA meetings and do closely monitored community service. This is actually a sweeter plea deal than she had originally been offered.
Today her new lawyer Mark Heller is working out a deal in the case claiming she lied to police. It could end up being a little more complicated, because she was still on probation from her jewelry heist and the Los Angeles City Attorney wanted to press for jail time.
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