Celebrity Justice
Lori Petty -- Tanked Girl

TMZ shot Lori Petty leaving jail early this morning after she was arrested Saturday night for felony DUI and allegedly hitting a skateboarder with her car.

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The incident took place at around 9:00 PM in Venice, Calif. We're told both Petty and the skateboarder suffered minor injuries, but neither was taken to the hospital.

Petty was booked into jail at 1:21 AM on Sunday, and posted $100,000 bail.

Petty was famous in the early 90s for starring in such movies as "Tank Girl," "Point Break" and "A League of Their Own."



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16. I drive sober and these skateboarders are a nuisance. The ones that skateboard in the parking lots and in the streets. I wish they would pass some laws prohibiting these skateboarders from skateboarding where there are cars and people, period. As far as Petty is concerned...now she'll get some much needed publicity. She will probably get a gig or two, also. Maybe on VH1's sober living or celeb rehab.

Posted at 11:15AM on May 31st 2009 by crazy

17. I just noticed the handicap parking sticker hanging from the rear view mirror. Hmm...I didn't see anyone with a handicap. Maybe someone should question the driver of the car.

Posted at 12:01PM on May 31st 2009 by Jessie

18. sorry about this... when u r reading this dont stop or something bad will happen! my name is summer i am 15 years old i have blonde hair ,many scars no nose or ears.. i am dead. if u dont copy this just like from the ring, copy n post this on 5 more sites.. or.. i will appear one dark quiet night when ur not expecting it by your bed with a knife and kill u. this is no joke something good will happen to u if you post this on 5 more pages

Posted at 12:15PM on May 31st 2009 by howmon

19. I love Lori Petty. I hope she gets through this OK. If she happened to be drinking, this incident may have been a rare one. It may have only happened BECAUSE of the Skate boarder. That is why I NOW never drink and drive.

Posted at 12:44PM on May 31st 2009 by Sandy

20. She's so butch.

Posted at 12:56PM on May 31st 2009 by lollerskates

21. Props to the photog for talking first about what could have happened before trying to get her to converse by mentioning "tank Girl".

Posted at 1:04PM on May 31st 2009 by bubbajk

22. IDIOT PAP, why does he think she'd talk to a MORON like HIM about "what happened"? As fi he's a 'ligit reporter'.

Posted at 1:13PM on May 31st 2009 by Donald Ray

23. 10. Unless she was driving up on the sidewalk, it was the skateboarder who was illegally in the street.

Posted at 9:55AM on May 31st 2009 by edandwillie

Who is to stay that she didn't hit him or her in a crosswalk??

Posted at 1:37PM on May 31st 2009 by Rebecca

24. if you don't know the circumstances, you shoudln't judge. she is tiny and if it was alcohol, it may not have taken much.
those skateboarders often dart out and menace cars. thankfully no one was seriously hurt, no matter what took place.
i say wait til more info comes in before you all attack every aspect of her past and present life.

Posted at 1:46PM on May 31st 2009 by nell

25. Not to try to discount what she did, because it was a horrible mistake, but what the hell is someone doing skateboarding down the road at 9 p.m.? Isn't it usually dark around that time? Even a sober person coulda hit some little punk on a skateboard in the dark, especially since he was probably wearing all black.

Posted at 2:21PM on May 31st 2009 by Carriss

26. If one of those skateboarder bitches gets in in front of my grill, they're road kill. Some of us actually have jobs, Keep your spoiled asses in Mommy and Daddy's driveway or the skate park. If you get in front of my car *SPLAT*.

Posted at 2:27PM on May 31st 2009 by Green Is Good

27. All the gay people commenting of course are on lauri's side...yes on prop #8

Posted at 4:34PM on May 31st 2009 by yturdamniiitess

28. You can obviously tell this bitch is a lesbian.

Posted at 5:07PM on May 31st 2009 by Coldmtnmary

29. If you check out the Britney Spears post about a pap suing her for running over his foot you will see that all of the posters say, "He shouldn't have been there in the first place." Hence, by this logic, since Tank Girl is a celeb too (sort of): "He shouldn't have been skateboarding in front of her car in the first place." Why aren't you all posting that? Is it only Brit Brit who gets a free ride?

Posted at 5:19PM on May 31st 2009 by britbritisaskank

30. Daddy has come back to Prison.

Posted at 5:23PM on May 31st 2009 by Dan Lalonde

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