WILDCHILD LINDSAY LOHAN was arrested for drink-driving and cocaine possession yesterday after a 2am car chase.

The troubled Mean Girls actress was said to be over the limit as she pursued the terrified mum of her personal assistant, who had resigned hours earlier.

Cops said the mother called them saying she was “afraid”. Officers arrived to find Lindsay, 21, yelling at her in a car park in Santa Monica, California.

Lindsay, who has just ended a second stint in rehab and was wearing an alcohol monitoring ankle bracelet, tried to flee the scene without her shoes on, but was grabbed by officers.

She could now face FIVE YEARS’ jail as this is her second drink-driving and drug possession arrest in months.

Cops who took her to the city police station said they found cocaine in her jeans pocket.

Lindsay’s arrest photo shows her spotty-faced and bleary- eyed. She was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended licence and possession of cocaine.

Police station sources said Lindsay, who earlier attended a pal’s party, was unco-operative in the cells. She was freed several hours later on £12,500 bail.

County Sheriff’s spokesman Lt Alex Padilla said the assistant’s mother had not known Lindsay was at the wheel of the car that began chasing her.

He said: “She wasn’t sure what was going on so she called us.” He said he didn’t know why Lohan — in a Denali SUV — was chasing the woman.

Just days earlier the actress, who has dated CALUM BEST, had turned herself in to police to face charges over an alleged drink-driving incident in May.

That time, she crashed her Mercedes into a Sunset Boulevard tree. The star — who also faces a hit-and-run charge over that incident — entered rehab soon afterwards, admitting she was hooked on drugs.

After leaving rehab for the second time, she volunteered to wear the anti-alcohol bracelet.

But last night her lawyer admitted she had relapsed.

Blair Berk said:“Unfortunately, late yesterday I was informed that Lindsay had relapsed.The bracelet has now been removed.

"Addiction is a terrible and vicious disease."

Lindsay's Mum DINA said: ""We are doing everything in our power in support of Lindsay and I won't give up – this is my daughter and we love her.

"I am sick over this," she told The Insider. "My children, my family, we are like prisoners in our own home because paparazzi [are stalking us] outside [our]home. Lindsay is in a safe place, and we are trying to strategically work out our next step."

Lindsay’s arrest throws her career into fresh crisis. She was yesterday due on a TV chat show to promote her latest movie, but had to pull out.

Host Jay Leno joked: "You know, we had Lindsay Lohan booked for our show tonight, but apparently she was already 'booked.'

"I thought our competition was Letterman and Nightline, but it turns out its Cops and America's Most Wanted."

The Sun