LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan was arrested in the Los Angeles area early on Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession, just 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 in Beverly Hills two months ago -- was pulled over in the coastal city of Santa Monica shortly after midnight.

Police said they had received a report of a car chase and that Lohan and two companions were in the pursuing vehicle. A police spokesman said he believed the people in the two cars knew each other.

Lohan was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test. Police said she registered a blood-alcohol level of about 0.12, well above the California limit of 0.08.

Lohan was booked on suspicion of drunken driving, possession of cocaine, bringing a controlled substance into custody and driving on a suspended license.

She was released after posting a $25,000 bond, a police spokesman said.

Just last Friday, Lohan turned herself in to Beverly Hills police to face charges of drunken driving in connection with a May 26 car crash.

In that case, she lost control of her Mercedes-Benz sports car and drove into a hedge. She then left the scene. Police said at the time they also found a small amount of what they believed to be cocaine in the car.

The incident followed months of hard partying by the actress, who had been a regular at Hollywood nightspots and attending Alcoholics Anonymous programs for a year despite having turned 21 -- the legal age for drinking in the United States -- only this month.

Immediately after the crash in May, Lohan checked herself into a Malibu rehab center for the second time in a year. She left earlier this month and now wears an alcohol monitoring bracelet on a voluntary basis, her spokeswoman said.

Posted by BasketballJones:

I hope she gets some real help this time.

Posted by Bippity10:

Think about it, she's not famous for saving lives, Curing a disease, making life changing policies, building a business and giving people jobs, raising great children. She's famous for playing make believe, acting slutty and breaking the law. Why do we care about these people?

Posted by TheGame:

Posted by Solace:

Excellent rolemodel.

I find her utterly disgusting. I hope her career goes down the tubes.

Her career is going down the tubes faster than it started. Simply stupid on her part. Where are her parents? She is only 21 and she is running wild like she has no upbringing.

Posted by Marv:

don't you find any appeal in a partying fox in a bikini?

Posted by Silverfuel:

Posted by BasketballJones:

Partying is one thing. Drinking & drugging yourself to death before you even reach 25 would be kinda sad.

[Edited by - basketballjones on 07-24-2007 23:18]

everyone sees the pitfalls of that lifestyle man but she is a hot chick and her fast lane life makes her a bit hotter.

Lindsay Lohan is refusing to accept responsibility for her Tuesday morning DUI arrest, releasing a straight-to-the-point statement to Access Hollywood's Billy Bush yesterday:

"Yes. I am innocent... did not do drugs they're not mine. I was almost hit by my assistant Tarin's mom. I appreciate everyone giving me my privacy."