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Brandy Won't Be Charged in Deadly Crash

AP
Posted: 2007-12-28 17:31:58
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 28) - The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006 freeway crash.

Spokesman Nick Velasquez said there is "insufficient evidence" for a jury to find the 28-year-old actress-singer guilty of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt.

Will Smith
Chris Carlson, AP

Singer and actress Brandy Norwood has learned that there will be no charges brought against her in connection with the deadly crash she was involved in last year.

The decision runs counter to a recommendation from the California Highway Patrol that Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, be charged in the Dec. 30, 2006, crash.

Brandy was driving on a Los Angeles freeway when traffic slowed and her Land Rover smashed into the back of a Honda.

That car was involved in several other collisions. The driver, 38-year-old Awatef Aboudihaj, died in the accident.

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2007-12-28 16:27:46
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dewcros 01:43:11 PM Jan 15 2008

IF SHE WERE WHITE............

ililiac2o0 09:29:36 AM Jan 07 2008

pdbliz 06:55:43 AM Jan 02 2008
IT IS TIME TO BRING BACK PUBLIC HANGING IN THE TOWN SQUARE....
TIME TO BRING BACK ELECTRIC CHAIR.....TIME TO BRING BACK FIRING SQUAD.!!!
OTHER COUNTRIES DO NOT PLAY,,,YOU DO A CRIME,,,YOU PAY...
U.S. OF AMERICAN,,,WELL,,,OUR GOVERMENT GIVES YOU A CANDY SUCKER.!!!
AMERICAN HAS LOST ALL RESPECT FROM PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD..,,,,DUE TO OUR FEDERAL GOVERMENT.!!!!

THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE ABOLISHED! SO MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE EXECUTED ARE INNOCENT, AND WERE FRAMED. WHAT IF IT WAS YOU????
LIFE IN PRISON, NO PAROLE. NO PROBATION. PERSON LATER PROVED INNOCENT CAN BE SET FREE.

acyrerre 09:04:00 AM Jan 07 2008

LIKE THEY SAY MONEY TALKS AND ANOTHER B.S. OF AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM. THAT IS WHY I WOULD NEVER SIT ON A JURY. I KNOW LONGER TRUST THE SYSTEM

kt38kim 11:51:06 AM Jan 06 2008

Barefootpreece: If you see this, it was a woman who was killed, not a man. You should have read the first article before reading this one and making comments.

Israel Joffe 01:01:13 AM Jan 04 2008

thats true, it was on the news section at www.hiddencameras.tv and they now took it off, she should be charged though

limogolfr 08:16:37 PM Jan 03 2008

it reminds me of another celebrity off the hook.......Haley Berry

libbeyscott2000 01:28:37 AM Jan 03 2008

The passengers in the suv were killed. The driver of the truck was not charged. However the driver of the car that stuck the truck was charged and convicted of vehicular manslaughter, he cause the accident that took the lives of the passengers of the suv. Brandi hit the woman's car from behind and regardless of the so called "slight marijuana in the woman's system it was not the cause of her death as the media is implies. Brandi cause the woman's death and should be held accountable, charged and convicted.

libbeyscott2000 01:20:42 AM Jan 03 2008

Brandi should have been charged with vehicular homicide or vehicular manslaughter. Manslaughter-The unlawful killing of one human by another without express or implied intent to do injury. Misdemeanor-An offense less serious than a felony. It is very much worth pursing, a life was taken that cannot be replaced at her negligence. There is no such thing as Justice in this country. It only applies to those without money. There is preferential treatment for the rich and famous. Whatever Brandi was doing it is obvious that she was not paying attention to the traffic and hit the woman's car causing her to spin out which lead to her death. Brandi failed to yield a safe distance between her car and the woman's car. There was an accident in Ohio where a driver of a car weaved in front of an oncoming truck sideswiping the truck causing the truck driver to lose control and hit a suv head-on that was traveling a couple of cars behind the driver that struck him. The passengers in the suv were kille

JT41571 12:53:30 PM Jan 02 2008

Of course it was her fault, but c'mon people, an accident is just an accident.
Shes not a murderer. I'm not a hugh fan, but public hanging... give me a break....

pdbliz 06:55:43 AM Jan 02 2008

IT IS TIME TO BRING BACK PUBLIC HANGING IN THE TOWN SQUARE....

TIME TO BRING BACK ELECTRIC CHAIR.....TIME TO BRING BACK FIRING SQUAD.!!!

OTHER COUNTRIES DO NOT PLAY,,,YOU DO A CRIME,,,YOU PAY...
U.S. OF AMERICAN,,,WELL,,,OUR GOVERMENT GIVES YOU A CANDY SUCKER.!!!
AMERICAN HAS LOST ALL RESPECT FROM PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD..,,,,DUE TO OUR FEDERAL GOVERMENT.!!!!

pdbliz 06:52:19 AM Jan 02 2008

IT IS ALL ABOUT RACE......NOTHING MORE,,,NOTHING LESS.!!!!!
AT ONE POINT OF TIME,,,,PEOPLE OF ALL COLORS MUST DO WAHT TIS RIGHT,,,,,,JUSTICE IS BLIND..!!!!! COLOR BLIND.!!!!
SAD DAY IN AMERICAN WHEN WE HAVE LOST ALL MORALS...!!!

barefootpreece 06:36:23 AM Jan 02 2008

give all her money to the guys family...then lets see her smile on tv

halfbreedftbl 10:13:14 PM Jan 01 2008

IT MAY OF BEEN JUST AN ACCIDENT BUT A MAN LOST HIS LIFE....A FAMILY LOST A MEMBER...WE ALL SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR OUR ACCIDENTS...CELEBRITIES ARE NO EXCEPTIONS....EXCEPT IN THIS COUNTRY.

Joeinbost 08:57:21 PM Jan 01 2008

go for a civil verdict strip her of every penny she has remember OJ

Jackee1054 08:45:43 PM Jan 01 2008

I saw her on TV the other day celebrating and grinning like an idiot over this - a person died and she should have had enough grace to just slink away...not mug for the cameras as though she'd won a grammy. Very poor taste...

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