LATEST: SHIA LaBEOUF's
starstruck crash victim urged the actor to flee the scene of his Sunday morning (27Jul08) car crash.
Brian Perrulli, one of the first bystanders on the scene when LaBeouf's truck was overturned following the incident, says everyone realised the actor was badly hurt and had been drinking, and the other motorist suggested the star should make a run for it.
The eyewitness says, "The other guy was saying, `Maybe you should go, maybe you should get outta here,' and he (LaBeouf) said, 'No, I've gotta deal with this... It's my problem.'"
LaBeouf was later booked and cited for misdemeanour drink driving. He also endured "extensive surgery" for a bad hand injury he picked up in the crash.
Meanwhile, the actor's passenger at the time of the crash has been identified as his Transformers 2 co-star Isabel Lucas.
The two pals had just left the Troubadour club after checking out new band the Lemon Son.
After growing up in California, LaBeouf became known with a starring role in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens. He made the transition to film roles with Holes, a box office success, and supporting roles in Constantine and I, Robot.
Following LaBeouf's lead role in The Greatest Game Ever Played, film producer and director Steven Spielberg cast him in starring roles in the 2007 films Disturbia and Transformers. LaBeouf also worked with Spielberg in 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Eagle Eye. Several media publications have speculated that LaBeouf, whose screen persona was described by Time magazine as that of the "scrappy kid next door",[4] would become a major film star throughout 2008