Actress Amanda Bynes arrested on suspicion of DUI

LOS ANGELES - April 6, 2012 (WPVI) -- Authorities say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she grazed a sheriff's patrol car.

The 26-year-old actress was arrested around 3 a.m. Friday in West Hollywood.

The Los Angeles County sheriff's department says that Bynes attempted to pass a patrol car making a right turn when she hit it. Deputies who arrested her suspect she was drunk at the time.

Bynes is being held on $5,000 bail. Her publicist, Melissa Raubvogel, did not immediately return a call and an email from The Associated Press.

The actress appeared in the 2010 film "Easy A" and the Nickelodeon series "What I Like About You."

Deputies say there was paint damage to both cars, but no one was injured.

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