Lindsay Lohan says in court filing that she was sober before 2005 car crash near Beverly Hills

Lindsay Lohan says she was sober before a 2005 car crash near Beverly Hills.

Lohan is being sued for negligence over the accident in which her Mercedes hit a van and injured the driver, Raymundo Ortega.

Ortega, a busboy, alleges Lohan had been drinking at a restaurant called The Ivy before the crash, even though she was underage at the time. Ortega is seeking at least $200,000 (euro138,908) in damages from the 21-year-old actress and the restaurant.

But in a Dec. 15 declaration, Lohan stated: "I did not consume an alcoholic beverage or any type of medication or drug" either before or during her restaurant visit.

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