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June 1, 2009 / 12:27 PM

Lori Petty nabbed for alleged DUI

Actress Lori Petty arrives as a guest for the premiere of the motion picture action thriller "Wanted", during opening night of the Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles on June 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

1 of 2 | Actress Lori Petty arrives as a guest for the premiere of the motion picture action thriller "Wanted", during opening night of the Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles on June 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, June 1 (UPI) -- Actress Lori Petty was arrested in Los Angeles during the weekend for alleged felony drunk driving after she hit a teen skateboarder with her car.

Petty, 45, is best known for her roles in the 1990s films "Point Break," "Tank Girl" and "A League of Their Own."

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EW.com said she was arrested Saturday night on felony drunk driving charges after she collided with a 14-year-old skateboarder in Venice, Calif.

The teen reportedly was treated for injuries at a nearby hospital and discharged.

Petty was booked into the Van Nuys jail, then released on $100,000 bail, EW.com said.

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