Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi in Florence, Italy. (May 19, 2011)

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi in Florence, Italy. (May 19, 2011) Credit: Getty Images

According to the gossip web site TMZ.com, "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been detained in Florence, Italy after a car she was driving struck a police car.

TMZ reported that no one was injured.

According the web site, Snooki collided with the rear of a patrol car, wedging her car between the police car and a highway protection barrier. The report says fellow "Jersey Shore" cast member Deena Nicole Cortese was in the passenger seat at the time of the crash.

A source connected to the show told TMZ that although Snooki was in custody, it was not a formal arrest

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