Lindsay Lohan's love affair with the Mercedes-Benz collision department

Despite previous reports, paparazzi did not cause Lindsay Lohan to smash her Mercedes convertible into a van Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

"Preliminary investigations have revealed that paparazzi were not a factor in the traffic collision, and the matter is being handled as a traffic collision only," according to a statement released by the department.

The 19-year-old actress was driving in West Hollywood Tuesday when she struck the passenger side of a maroon Chevrolet Astro van, which turned in front of her, according to the sheriff's department. The impact caused the van to collide with another van that was parked nearby.

Witnesses reported seeing Lohan driving at high-speed immediately before the crash.

Source: Court TV