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borgslayer
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Lindsay's Wild Ride
by Charlie Amter
Oct 4, 2005, 6:55 PM PT
Lindsay Lohan could have used a little bit of that Love Bug magic Tuesday.
As it was, the Herbie: Fully Loaded star could not avoid a messy car crash in West Hollywood that left her and two others hospitalized.
Lohan, 19, was behind the wheel of her black Mercedes-Benz convertible when it struck a maroon Chevrolet Astro Van shortly before 5 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Victoria Recano, a reporter for The Insider and Entertainment Tonight, was working on a story in the area and witnessed the accident. She said that Lohan was "driving really fast" when her car collided with the other vehicle.
Lohan and her passenger, whom Recano identified as the actress' assistant, initially appeared to be unharmed and ducked into a nearby antiques store, apparently to avoid paparazzi and TV cameras, Recano said. However, according to the sheriff's department, Lohan and her passenger were later taken by ambulance to an unnamed hospital for treatment of "minor injuries." The unidentified driver of the van, meanwhile, was rushed to the hospital with "moderate injuries."
The sheriff's department is investigating the accident. A spokesman could not say whether any charges would be filed, but said that "alcohol does not appear to be a factor."
Lohan's publicist, Leslie Sloane, told E! late Tuesday the accident was paparazzi-induced. "This is another example of the paparazzi endangering citizens," she said. Sloane refused to comment further as "the matter is still under investigation."
Per the Los Angeles County Sheriff's incident report, the van driver had been traveling north on Robertson Boulevard in front of Lohan when he apparently made a U-turn to pull into a parking spot and was struck by the actress. His vehicle in turn slammed into a unoccupied white van parked on the street.
News footage of the scene showed Lohan's Mercedes nearly totaled, with both airbags deployed. The Astro Van was also seriously dinged up.
Javier Ramirez, an employee at the Hideaway House antiques shop, said Lohan and her passenger darted into his store following the accident. "She was very upset," Ramirez told the Associated Press. "She kept saying, 'Oh my God. Oh my God. I can't believe it.' "
According to Recano, Lohan and her companion had been walking near power lunch spot The Ivy shortly before the crash and had been mobbed by a phalanx of photographers. But Recano said none of the two dozen paparazzi at the restaurant appeared to be chasing the actress at the time of the crash.
This is Lohan's third traffic accident in the past 14 months.
On May 31, she suffered minor injuries after a paparazzo intentionally rammed her car, according to police. The incident left Lohan "shaken up and extremely upset," her publicist said in a statement.
Photographer Galo Ramirez was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and released on $35,000 bail. He is awaiting trial.
And in February, Lohan was sued by two Los Angeles residents for rear-ending them in August 2004 and leaving them with continuing "pain, discomfort and physical disability."
That suit is pending.
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I posted this news because this shows how the paparazzi have gotten so bad that they will do anything to get a photograph even if it means causing an accident that could lead to serious injury or even death.
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webtaz99
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| Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:57 am Re: Lindsay's Wild Ride |
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The sheriff's department is investigating the accident. A spokesman could not say whether any charges would be filed, but said that "alcohol does not appear to be a factor."
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This is Lohan's third traffic accident in the past 14 months.
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I posted this news because this shows how the paparazzi have gotten so bad that they will do anything to get a photograph even if it means causing an accident that could lead to serious injury or even death. |
Holy cow! She drives like this sober?!
If people would quit worshiping celebrities, the "paparazzi" would be out of a job.
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TrekkieMage
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I think that probably both Lohan and the paparazzi are at fault. Her record doesn't exactly indicate a safe driver, but the paparazzi are becomeing less and less respectful of celebrities privacy.
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Link, the Hero of Time
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Yeah, but many of those accidents went her fault. In one of them, She was hit by a Paparazzo who had been following her trying to get a photograph. when he couldn't, he railed her car so he could get one.
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TrekkieMage
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| Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:31 am |
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^ True. Hence the reason I said some of it was the paparazzi's fault. But still, three accidents in 14 months doesn't look good.
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Theresa
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| Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:53 am |
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Since two were clearly not her fault, doesn't that make it one accident in the past 14 months, and that's not exactly bad for a 19 year old. Being rammed, etc..., cannot be considered as part of a record, IMO.
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Boobies with feet and her double airbags, hehe 
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