Lohan arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

LOS ANGELES: Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested in the Los Angeles area early on Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession, days after she completed a 45-day rehabilitation program, authorities said.   

The 21-year-old star of 'Mean Girls'-- already facing a drunken-driving charge following a car crash two months ago -- was pulled over in the coastal city of Santa Monica shortly after midnight. 

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Police said they had received a report of a car chase and that Lohan and two companions were in the pursuing vehicle. She was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test.

A subsequent search yielded some cocaine in her pocket, police said.Lohan was booked on suspicion of drunken driving, cocaine possession and driving on a suspended license. She was being held in the Santa Monica jail, police said.