New York, Sep 20: Lindsay Lohan was arrested in New York early Wednesday on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop driving, police said.
The 26-year-old actress was arrested at 2:25 a.m. as she left a nightclub at the Dream Hotel in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, police said. They said no alcohol was involved.
Lohan was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and causing injury. She was given a ticket and scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 23.
Her publicist, Steve Honig, declined to comment. Her attorneys did not immediately respond to voicemails and emails from AP seeking comment.
Police said Lohan was slowly driving a black Porsche through an alley between the Dream Hotel and the Maritime Hotel on 16th Street when the accident occurred.
The victim called 911. He was treated at a hospital for a knee injury and released.
It was the latest car accident involving Lohan.
On June 8, Lohan was involved in a crash in California that sent her and her assistant to a hospital. They were on their way to a shoot for the film "Liz and Dick" when Lohan's Porsche collided with a dump truck on the Pacific Coast Highway. Neither was seriously injured and Lohan resumed shooting later in the day.
The accident remains under investigation; police have said they are trying to determine who was driving.
Lohan remains on informal probation for taking a necklace last year from a jewelry store without permission. She completed a strict counseling and morgue cleanup duty program implemented by a judge. She is not required to check in with a judge or probation officer, but she could face a jail term if she is re-arrested.
Lohan recently filmed "The Canyons," a film by "Less Than Zero" author Bret Easton Ellis. "The Canyons" has Lohan playing opposite James Deen, who is best known as an adult film star with thousands of movies to his credit.
Us Weekly Reporter Jennifer Peros says the incident just adds to the actress' poor reputation because of her past.
"The deal is with Lindsay Lohan many people hear of her troubles and the first thing they say is, 'Oh, who really cares?' She hasn't really made a good movie in years. Nobody really is talking about her anymore but it's not the case.
"When people hear a story like this they're interested. They want to know everything about it and it's unfortunate when people do hear her get into trouble again with a car they automatically think, 'She's drunk, she' on drugs.' Not the case here."
And even though she's been working in recent months, Peros says people are more interested in gossip or drama surrounding the actress rather than her acting jobs.
"Lindsay Lohan is a perfect example of a celebrity who unfortunately is known more for things going on in her personal life rather than in her career."
