Lindsay Lohan avoids jail in plea deal, gets 90 days in rehab

In a surprising (and yet somehow not surprising) twist, Lindsay Lohan struck a plea deal with prosecutors, avoiding jail in her lying-to-cops case ... for now.

Lindsay will be headed to rehab and must do community labor but will avoid major jail time, provided she complies the the terms of her probation.

Yeah, we all know how that goes.

Actress Lindsay Lohan avoided jail but was ordered to spend three months in a locked rehabilitation facility and undertake 30 days of community labor in a plea bargain over charges arising from a June car crash.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Dabney said Lohan, whose once promising Hollywood career has been wrecked by legal woes and erratic behavior, must also undergo psychotherapy for 18 months and sentenced her to two years' probation.
The plea deal was struck on the first day of a scheduled trial when the 26-year-old "Mean Girls" actress agreed to plead no contest to charges that she lied to police when she said she was not behind the wheel after her Porsche sports car smashed into a truck on June 8, 2012, in Santa Monica, California.



The star showed up 48 minutes late (obviously) to face the music, and despite having rejected a plea deal earlier this month, agreed to the following terms:

90 days of in-patient, lockdown rehab
30 days of community labor
18 months of psychotherapy
2 more years of probation
In concluding the proceedings, the judge told Lindsay "don't drive" and "this is it" regarding probation. Next time, there will be no hearing. Just jail.

It's amazing she avoided it in this case, to be honest.

For one, there's a mandatory five-day jail sentence for reckless driving, but it's going to be folded into her rehab; she won't be behind bars even for a day.

She also admitted to violating probation in her jewelry heist case, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail as a result ... but that sentence was stayed.

If Lindsay Lohan completes probation, it'll disappear.

Lohan was charged with reckless driving and lying to a police officer about a June 2012 car crash in which her Porsche crashed in to a dump truck.

Her arrest triggered the probation violation charge.

The actress entered pleas of no contest on two misdemeanor charges relating to the traffic accident, and she did not challenge that she violated probation.

Lohan acknowledged her drug and alcohol addiction in past court appearances. She's spent 250 days in five rehab facilities since January 2007.