BREAKING: SNOOKI taken into custody in Italy after crashing into a cop car....and a nation weeps.

Snooki in Custody After Cop Car Crash

5/30/2011 11:48 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Snooki was taken into custody in Florence, Italy on Monday after crashing into a police car ... TMZ has learned.



http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/30/snooki-car-accident-florence-police-jersey-shore-custody-crash-jwoww/

Snooki was driving when she struck the cop car, but sources connected with the production tell TMZ, "Zero alcohol was involved." We're told no one was injured.

A witness tell TMZ, Snooki smacked her into the back of the patrol car, wedging her ride between the car and a highway protection wall. The witness says Deena was in the passenger seat at the time of the crash -- and when she tried to exit the car, she had to go through the window ... because the door was blocked by the wall.

A source connected to the production tells TMZ, although Snooki is in custody ... it is not a formal arrest.