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Lohan stops off at police station

Lindsay Lohan turned herself in to face charges of driving under the influence in connection with the Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash that sent her into rehab, the Associated Press reports.

Accompanied by her attorney, the 21-year-old actor surrendered at the Beverly Hills Police Department Thursday afternoon to be fingerprinted and photographed, Officer Brian Ballieweg said.

Lohan's blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash was above California's 0.08 percent level at which a person is presumed to be impaired. Ballieweg wouldn't disclose how high it was. She also faces a misdemeanor charge of hit and run, he said.

Lohan was released on her own recognizance. A court date was scheduled for Aug. 24.

Lohan and two other adults were in her 2005 Mercedes SL-65 convertible when she lost control and crashed into a curb and shrubs on Sunset Boulevard on May 26, police said.

Lohan got into a second car and was driven to a hospital in Century City for minor injuries, police said. The others in her car were not hurt.

Officers received a 911 call about the accident and traced her to the hospital.

Lohan checked out of a rehabilitation center on July 13 after more than six weeks.

It was her second stint in rehab this year. She said in January she had checked into rehab for substance abuse treatment.

[Last modified July 21, 2007, 00:06:23]