I was sober before crash, claims Lohan

Lindsay Lohan says she was sober before a car crash near Beverly Hills.

Lohan is being sued in LA over the 2005 accident in which her Mercedes hit a van and injured the driver, Raymundo Ortega.

Ortega alleges Lohan had been drinking at a restaurant called The Ivy before the crash, even though she was underage at the time. He is seeking at least $200,000 (€137,912) in damages from the 21-year-old actress and the restaurant.

In a December 15 declaration, Lohan stated: “I did not consume an alcoholic beverage or any type of medication or drug” either before or during her restaurant visit.

A call to her lawyer David Ozeran was not immediately returned tonight.

Lohan’s declaration was filed last Friday in superior court by lawyers for The Ivy along with other documents, including a declaration by the waiter who served Lohan. The waiter, Adam Novicki, said Lohan did not order alcohol.

Alonzo Howell, a Los Angeles police officer who was providing security for The Ivy that day, also said he did not see Lohan drinking.

Lohan has countersued Ortega, citing a California Highway Patrol report that said he was at fault for the crash because he made an illegal U-turn.

Lohan served 84 minutes in jail last month after pleading guilty to misdemeanour drunken driving and cocaine charges unrelated to the 2005 crash.