Drew Barrymore took some tips from her Charlie’s Angel role, and chased a reckless motorist around Los Angeles after he smashed into her car and sped off.

The ballsy actress was driving in West Hollywood just before 12pmon Monday when she was rear-ended, reports TMZ.

But instead of pulling over to exchange insurance details, the perpetrator made off, forcing brave Barrymore to take vigilante action.

She eventually lost track of the vehicle, but she did at least commit the offending car's licence plate number to memory, and pass on the information.

Police are reportedly investigating the incident, but no arrests had been made as of yet.