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Serenasailor
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Username: Serenasailor
Post Number: 1115
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 12:38 pm: | 
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R&B singer Brandy involved in car crash
R&B singer and actress Brandy was last month involved in a four-car freeway crash that left one woman dead, according to LA authorities.
A report from the California Highway Patrol said that the star, whose full name is Brandy Norwood was driving a Land Rover when she failed to slow down and hit the back of another car.
The car, driven by Awatef Aboudihaj, hit another vehicle, slid sideways, struck a centre divider and was then hit by an oncoming car. She died later in hospital.
The coroner's office ruled her death an accident and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
Norwood, who was alone in her car, was not injured and no alcohol or drugs were involved, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Leland Tang.
A statement issued by the singer's publicist said: 'She wishes to publicly express her condolences to the family of the deceased.'
Norwood, whose hits include 'Sittin' Up in My Room' and 'The Boy Is Mine,' has made five albums and won a Grammy in 1999.
Starting her recording career at 14, she starred in the US sitcom 'Moesha' and recently appeared as a judge on NBC's 'America's Got Talent.'
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Tonya
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Post Number: 4231
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 06:18 pm: |
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My heart goes out to the victim and her family, she had two children. God, Brandy must feel horrible about this. I heard she was very distraught when it happened. It's a tragedy all around. I'm hoping everyone involved finds the strength to go on. |
Mzuri
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Post Number: 3269
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 29, 2007 - 06:33 pm: |
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Brandy May Be Charged in Vehicle Death
Jan 29 2:39 PM US/Eastern
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol recommended Monday that actress-singer Brandy be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a freeway crash that killed a woman motorist last month, a city attorney's spokesman said.
The CHP referred the matter to the city attorney's office for review, said spokesman Nick Velasquez.
"The office is currently reviewing the case and determining whether the evidence warrants the filing of a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter," Velasquez said.
A message seeking comment from Brandy's publicist, Courtney Barnes, was not immediately returned.
Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, has publicly expressed condolences to the victim's family, Barnes said last week. Barnes also has said Brandy wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
Brandy, 27, was driving a Land Rover on Interstate 405 on Dec. 30 when traffic slowed and her vehicle struck the back of Honda driven by Awatef Aboudihaj, 38, according to a CHP report.
Aboudihaj's car hit another vehicle, slid sideways into the center divider and was then hig by another car, the report said. Aboudihaj died at a hospital from blunt-force injuries, according to the coroner's office.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/29/D8MV4R384.html
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