Lohan’s mother avoids jail for drunken driving

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The mother of actress Lindsay Lohan won’t go to jail for speeding and driving drunk on a Long Island highway.

A judge Tuesday ordered Dina Lohan to pay over $3,000 in fines and fees. She’ll also perform 100 hours of community service and participate in a drunken driving program.

The 51-year-old’s driver’s license remains suspended. Her sentence includes a requirement that she install an alcohol-detecting ignition lock on her vehicle.

Lohan pleaded guilty in April to aggravated driving while intoxicated and speeding on the Northern State Parkway in Nassau County. She claimed she was fleeing paparazzi.

State police say the Merrick resident was driving 77 mph in a 55 mph zone last September. They say her blood-alcohol level was 0.20, more than double the legal limit of 0.08.

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