Lindsay Lohan to be charged with lying to police, could face "significant jail time"
The former Disney star previously told officials she wasn't driving her Porsche during the accident earlier this year, which involved colliding into the back of a truck on the Pacific Coast Highway, but after several witnesses claimed she was in fact behind the wheel the case is to be filed as a misdemeanour by the Santa Monica City Attorney, according to TMZ.com
The website also reports that police found pills in the trunk of Lindsay's car following the crash, but her lawyer Shawn Holley later provided valid documents to prove the medication was properly prescribed.
The 'Liz & Dick' star is still on probation after being found guilty of stealing a necklace in July 2011, for which she was sentenced to 120 days in prison and 480 hours of community service.
Other offences include Lindsay being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) in May 2007, resulting in her heading for rehab for 45 days, followed by her blood alcohol level being over the limit and cocaine found in her coat after she refused to take a sobriety test in June of that year.
A source told RadarOnline: "Once Lindsay is formally charged with lying to cops, the Los Angeles City Attorney's office will ask for a formal probation violation hearing.
"At the conclusion of the probation hearing prosecutors will ask the judge to sentence Lindsay to significant time in jail, up to one year. Prosecutors and cops think there is more than enough evidence for the judge to find Lindsay in violation of probation and are hopeful that this time, she will face the maximum penalty for lying to cops. Remember, the burden is much lower for a probation violation, just the fact that Lindsay will be charged with a crime is enough for her probation to be revoked and sent to jail."
Linday's first publicist Steve Honig quit working for the troubled star in October after a damaging few months for the actress, which also s! aw her accuse mother Dina Lohan of taking cocaine and foil an intervention attempt by her father Michael Lohan.
Steve claimed that every time Lindsay has been to rehab "she went in dirty and didn't come out clean".