Lindsay Lohan is being sued for assault and negligence by a passenger in the
car she allegedly chased while drunk last month.
Tracie Rice filed the lawsuit at Los Angeles County Superior Court yesterday
(14.08.07), claiming the 'Mean Girls' actress "put me through one of the
most frightening experiences of my life".
Rice said: "What Miss Lohan did that night was extremely dangerous and
reprehensible.
"Someone could easily have been killed or seriously hurt because of her
irresponsible decisions that evening."
Rice's attorney, Paul Hoffman said: "My client thought she was going to die
that night, and wants Ms. Lohan to be held accountable because Lohan's
behavior was so extreme and outrageous. Ms. Rice is still traumatized from
the incident."
Lohan, 21, was arrested last month on suspicion of DUI (driving under the
influence) after chasing a car driven by Michelle Peck, the mother of
Lohan's assistant. Rice was a passenger in Peck's vehicle.
The lawsuit claims Peck was so terrified at being chased by Lohan that she
drove through a barricade and into a parking lot near the Santa Monica
Police Station.
Rice claims she jumped out of the Cadillac Escalade and ran toward police
officers and saw a woman, who turned out to be Lohan, run from another
vehicle towards her.
The suit claims: "Police officers approached all of them with guns drawn."
Three men have claimed Lohan took them hostage in the car she was driving.
Lohan - who is currently being treated at Utah's Cirque Lodge rehabilitation
facility - faces charges of DUI, possession of cocaine, transporting a
narcotic into a custody facility and driving on a suspended licence.
