Lindsay Lohan Sued Over DUI Ride

Three passengers file claim stemming from 2007 drunk driving incident.

In July 2007 Lindsay Lohan was arrested for California DUI in LA after she jumped behind the wheel of an SUV and chased her assistant in a wild car chase following a late-night private party. The owner of the SUV and two passengers have filed charges of assault and battery against the actress over the event.

According to paperwork filed, Lohan and her assistant Taryn were arguing at the party. Taryn’s boyfriend, Dan, was behind the wheel of Dante Nigre’s 2004 Yukon Denali. He left the SUV to talk to Taryn, but she drove off and Lohan jumped into the driver’s seat in pursuit. Ronnie Blake and Jakon Sutter were in the back seat of the Denali and Nigre was in the passenger seat. At one point Blake managed to get out of the vehicle but Lohan accelerated and ran over his foot. She reportedly answered any pleas to stop with ‘hostile wrath’.

Lohan raced down Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway, running stop signs and red lights, before coming to a stop in the parking lot of the Santa Monica Police Department. She was arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles after failing a field sobriety test. At the time Lohan denied driving the SUV, claiming Sutter was behind the wheel.

Blake, Sutter and Nigre claim violent jarring and whipping motions during the chase caused pain. They are seeking at least $50,000 for negligence, assault, battery, false imprisonment, emotional distress, trespass and slander. Lohan’s attorney asked why the men did not simply get out of the SUv, saying the actress stopped more than once during the episode.

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