Reality TV star questioned at length by police and may face charges at a later date
Jersey shore star Snooki put Italian two police officers in hospital tonight after she crashed into their patrol car.
The 23-year-old was driving the Fiat Multipla with co-star Deena in the front seat and production crew in the back when the accident happened in the evening rush hour.
Reports that she had been 'taken into custody' were denied by police but they did say she had been questioned at length about the crash and may face charges at a later date.
The accident happened in the Renaissance city of Florence where the crew arrived earlier this month to film series four of the hit MTV series which will be screened later this year.
Photographs from the scene posted on Italian newspaper websites showed two police officers - a man and a woman - being placed in an ambulance and taken to the CTO hospital in the city for treatment to minor injuries.
Others showed Snooki, real name Nicole Polizzi in the front seat hiding face as she was questioned by a Florence city traffic officer who was examining her license.
The accident happened after her car crashed into the traffic police vehicle that had been assigned to escort them and described it as a 'low speed impact.'
Drink and drugs were not believed to have been the cause of the accident and a test for both was carried out on her insiders said.
There were also reports that Snooki had to leave the car by a back window but there was no official confirmation of this.
When they first arrived in Italy almost three weeks ago the guys managed to rack up more than 300 Euro worth of fines for various traffic violations and at press conference they even said driving in the city was difficult.
The crash brought chaos to the centre of Florence bringing the rush hour traffic to a standstill as onlookers in passing cars slowed down to see what all the fuss was.
Of course, it is not the first time the pint-sized star has been in trouble with the law.
She was arrested for public drunkenness in July last year while filming the show's third series.
She later said she humiliated after watching it back on television, but conceded it provided her with more exposure.
'I was very depressed,' she told Rolling Stone magazine earlier this year.
'And then having the camera in your face all the time doesn't help the situation.'
She added: 'But I kind of party a little bit too much, to where I don't want to but, if I don't, I know I'm not going to get airtime and if you don't get airtime that hurts you in the end.'
Snooki is currently filming season four of the hit MTV show in Florence with her castmates including Farley, Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola, Deena Nicole Cortese, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, Vinny Guadagnino and Paul 'Pauly D' DelVecchio.
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