> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # One day of time for Lohan - URL: https://www.smdp.com/one-day-of-time-for-lohan/ - Published: 2007-08-24T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-24T02:39:41.000Z - Author: Melody Hanatani - Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import *Lohan pleads guilty to DUIs* BEVERLY HILLS Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan escaped with just a one-day prison sentence on Thursday after being busted for drunken driving and cocaine possession on two separate occasions, including a July 24 incident in Santa Monica that featured a drunken car chase. After being charged with seven misdemeanor counts Thursday morning by the Los Angeles County District Attorney, the 21-year-old actress/singer was sentenced in Beverly Hills court to spend one day in county jail and serve 10 days of community service. The famous Hollywood party girl will now be able to avoid a trial. She was scheduled to be arraigned today in court before accepting the plea bargain on Thursday. Lohan did not appear in court and was instead represented by her attorney, Blair Berk, before Superior Court Judge H. Chester Horn. The star of “Mean Girls” and “Herbie: Fully Loaded” has reportedly checked herself into a Utah rehab center. “It is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs,” the actress said in a statement. Lohan was charged for two counts each of driving under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol level of over.08 percent, being under the influence of cocaine and one count of reckless driving. Deputy District attorney Danette Meyers said in a statement on Thursday that Lohan was not being charged for cocaine possession after tests results showed she was carrying less than the.05 gram threshold required to file a felony, significantly lessening the possible penalty. Lohan was found carrying.04 grams of cocaine powder during her May 26 Beverly Hills crash and.02 grams during the car chase last month in Santa Monica, when she was caught after a drunken pursuit of a car driven by her former personal assistant’s mother, Michelle Peck. In addition to being placed on 36 months of probation, the star of the recent box office dud “I Know Who Killed Me” was also ordered to undergo a drug treatment program, take an 18-month drug education course, participate in a county coroner program in which she will have to meet with victims of drunken drivers and visit a morgue, and pay a several hundred dollar fine. “Recently, I relapsed and did things for which I am ashamed,” Lohan said in her statement. “I broke the law and, today, I took responsibility by pleading guilty to the charges in my case.” RUN-INS WITH THE LAW Fresh out of rehab, Lohan was arrested by Santa Monica Police at the Civic Center parking lot in the early morning hours of July 24, after police received a call from a frantic woman that was being chased by an unfamiliar SUV, the caller stating she didn’t know who was driving the car. The drama allegedly began in Malibu, when Lohan jumped into a random car at a party and began chasing after her former personal assistant, losing her along the way, according to news reports. Lohan then headed to Peck’s Santa Monica home, where she just happened to see the assistant’s mother pulling out of a parking spot. About a week before, Lohan turned herself into Beverly Hills police, admitting that she had crashed her Mercedes into a tree over Memorial Day weekend at Sunset Boulevard and Foothill Drive. Lohan had left the scene of the accident to seek medical attention. That incident accounts for three of the seven misdemeanor charges. The former teen star, who captured the hearts of American moviegoers after playing the role of twin sisters in 1998 film “The Parent Trap,” has more legal issues ahead. Lohan was hit with a lawsuit last week by Tracie Rice, who was a passenger in Peck’s car. Rice is suing Lohan for an unspecified amount, alleging emotional distress and accusing the actress of assault and negligence. The Associated Press contributed to this report. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/082407-01_03.jpg) DOING TIME: Lindsay Lohan’s latest film ‘I Know Who Killed Me’ bombed at the box office. (Photo: Photo courtesy Ron Batzdorff) *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 24, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082407.pdf?ref=smdp.com)