Lindsay Lohan Sued For Her "Irresponsible Decisions"

Lindsay Lohan has been sued for assault and negligence by a woman who was a passenger in the vehicle allegedly chased by the singer/actress on July 24.

Tracie Rice filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court that seeks unspecified damages and payment of medical and other expenses for emotional distress.

"What Miss Lohan did that night was extremely dangerous and reprehensible," said a statement issued by Rice. "Someone could easily have been killed or seriously hurt because of her irresponsible decisions that evening."

Rice was a passenger in an SUV driven by Michelle Peck, the mother of Lohan's former personal assistant, who had apparently just quit. She said in her suit that she "was convinced that their lives were in danger and that they had to outrun the pursuing car or they might be killed."

Following the chase, Lohan was charged with cocaine possession, misdemeanour driving under the influence (DUI) and driving with a suspended licence. The 21-year-old celebrity had left a rehabilitation clinic 11 days before that arrest. She was previously booked for DUI and hit and run in connection with a May car accident that prompted her to enter the Promises treatment centre for six weeks.