BEVERLY HILLS, California — Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan was busted early Tuesday for possession of cocaine, driving under the influence, transporting a narcotic into a custodial facility and driving on a suspended license — her second substance-related arrest in a matter of months, TMZ.com reported.
Lohan’s blood alcohol level was between .12 and .13, well over the .08 legal limit, and cocaine was found in her pants pocket, cops told TMZ.com.
The 21-year-old actress’ arrest happened about 2:15 a.m. in Santa Monica, Calif., near Pico Boulevard and Main Street, according to TMZ.com.
Lohan checked out of a Malibu rehab center on July 13, after a stay of more than six weeks. She has been wearing an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet, going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and receiving therapy ever since.
The “Mean Girls” star, who turned 21 on July 2, checked into the swank facility after a wild Memorial Day weekend during which she crashed her Mercedes Benz into a curb, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and was photographed slumped in the passenger seat of a friend’s car.
Just last Thursday, Lohan turned herself in to police to be booked on suspicion of driving under the influence during the Memorial Day weekend car crash, police said.
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Accompanied by her attorney, Lohan surrendered herself at the Beverly Hills Police Department to be fingerprinted and photographed, said Officer Brian Ballieweg.
She was booked on suspicion of a DUI with a blood alcohol level above .08, California’s legal limit, and on suspicion of misdemeanor hit and run, Ballieweg said.
After the Memorial Day incident, police said she had been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence, though she wasn’t formally booked on the allegation until Thursday.
The actress was released on her own recognizance. A court date was scheduled for August 24.
Lohan said in January she had checked into a rehabilitation center for substance abuse treatment.
Earlier this month, Lohan’s publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnik said the star was “doing great.”
“Lindsay is working hard on her sobriety and we are all supporting her,” she said.