Jodie Sweetin, who starred as the lovely Stephanie Tanner on the '90s hi sitcom "Full House," and filed a lawsuit yesterday against the driver who allegedly caused an accident last year in which Sweetin was injured and totaled her vehicle.
According to TMZ, Sweetin, 30, filed a lawsuit against Clark Taylor Stavros on July 18 and is asking for more than $25,000 to cover her medical bills and damage costs stemming from a March 2011 car accident in LA.
The driver, Savros, reportedly turned left in front of Sweetin as she was driving through an intersection in L.A. The actress tweeted about the accident and revealed her injuries, which included a fractured wrist, but said she was thankful she didn't have her children in the car.
"Sorry guys! Had a car accident, im ok. A wrist fracture and neck and body are really sore. Car totaled. Not fun :( but thankful not worse!," @JodieTweetin tweeted.
Sweetin starred on "Full House" from 1987 to 1995, along with Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. After finishing the sitcom, Sweetin began abusing drugs and alcohol. Sweetin wrote a memoir, "Unsweetined" in 2009 where she discusses her years of and drug use.
Sweetin is currently engaged to fiance Morty Coyle and the couple welcomed daughter Beatrix in August 2010. She has a 4-year-old daughter, Zoie, from a previous relationship.
