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January 31, 2007 11:57 AM
Brandy hit with $50million lawsuit
At 10:30 AM on December 30, 2006, on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, RnB singer Brandy accidentally caused a fatal car crash.The fatality in the crash resulted from the domino effect of Brandy's 2007 Land Rover striking a 2005 Toyota. The 2005 Toyota then hit a 1989 Toyota, while the 2005 Toyota slid sideways and hit the center divider. As the 2005 Toyota finally came to a stop, it was hit by a 1988 Acura. The driver of the 2005 Toyota, Awatif Aboudihaj, was immediately taken in critical condition to the Holy Cross Hospital and, sadly, died the next day.
Brandy admitted the crash was her fault at the scene, and now the California Highway Patrol is urging the LA City Attorney to criminally charge Brandy with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. However, now Brandy is also being sued by Aboudihaj's family for $50million, for both compensatory and punitive damages.
Apparently, Najee Ali, who is the leader of Project Islamic HOPE, is claiming the CHP's recommendation to file charges against Brandy "is unfairly targeting her for prosecution because of her celebrity". Okay. Well, perhaps the $50million lawsuit is a bit much, but um...she killed someone because she wasn't paying attention while driving. That would be vehicular manslaughter. The CHP is treating her exactly like anyone else who did this.
Posted by Cate on January 31, 2007 in Musical Stars | Permalink
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