LINDSAY LOHAN - LINDSAY LOHAN'S FATHER ARRESTED

LINDSAY LOHAN's dad MICHAEL was arrested on Friday (19FEB05), and charged with driving while intoxicated, following a fiery car crash in New York.

A car driven by 44-year-old Michael, left a road and struck a utility pole shortly after midnight in the Long Island town of Syosset, says Nassau County Police Sergeant PATRICIA SCALZO.

Michael was the only occupant of the vehicle. He got out before it burst into flames and was not injured.

Police charged Michael with driving while intoxicated and driving without a license.

It is the latest in a series of scrapes with the law for Michael. In December (04), he pleaded guilty to several charges, including assaulting a brother-in-law at a family party and was ordered into drug and alcohol treatment and therapy.

He also was arrested in June (04) for allegedly skipping out on a $3,800 (GBP2,000) bill for several suites at a hotel.

After his estranged wife DINA filed for divorce, he held a news conference earlier this month (FEB05) to proclaim his problems with substance abuse were over.