Eva Mendes pulled over by police

Actress Eva Mendes was allegedly caught using her cell phone while driving.

Actress Eva Mendes was allegedly caught using her cell phone while driving.

The Training Day star narrowly avoided a ticket when she was pulled over by a police officer on a bicycle here after he spotted her chatting into the device in her grey Lexus SUV, reports contactmusic.com.

The 39-year-old was reportedly given a piece of paper but apparently talked her way out of a ticket as a law enforcement source told gossip website TMZ.com that they have no record of a citation.