Bruce Jenner Hires High-Profile Attorney After Fatal Car Crash
Posted on Tue Feb 10th, 2015 6:42am PDT By X17 Staff
Bruce Jenner has hired attorney Blair Berk to represent him after his involvement in a horrific car crash over the weekend that left one woman dead. Berk famously represented Lindsay Lohan back in the day, and her other celeb clients include Mel Gibson and Britney Spears.
Despite reports that Bruce caused the accident by rear-ending the woman, Sgt. Philip Brooks from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station said in a statement yesterday that the crash was caused when a Prius stopped on the highway. The car was then struck by a white Lexus, at which point Bruce rear-ended the white Lexus. The Lexus was pushed into oncoming traffic and struck by a black Hummer, and the driver of the vehicle died shortly thereafter.
Police have determined that Bruce was not speeding, but Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. John Lecrivain did note that there is no evidence that Bruce was being chased by paparazzi. Jenner took multiple sobriety tests and offered to give police his phone records to
prove he wasn't texting while driving, but a number of sites have published photos of the reality TV star smoking a cigarette moments before the crash, and TMZ reports that Jenner may have been following the Lexus too closely, which is a traffic violation. According to California traffic laws, a violation that results in the death of another motorist could be grounds for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
Bruce said in a statement on Monday, "My heartfelt and deepest sympathies go out to the family and loved ones, and to all of those who were involved or injured in this terrible accident. It is a devastating tragedy and I cannot pretend to imagine what this family is going through at this time. I am praying for them. I will continue to cooperate in every way possible."
Despite reports that Bruce caused the accident by rear-ending the woman, Sgt. Philip Brooks from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station said in a statement yesterday that the crash was caused when a Prius stopped on the highway. The car was then struck by a white Lexus, at which point Bruce rear-ended the white Lexus. The Lexus was pushed into oncoming traffic and struck by a black Hummer, and the driver of the vehicle died shortly thereafter.
Police have determined that Bruce was not speeding, but Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. John Lecrivain did note that there is no evidence that Bruce was being chased by paparazzi. Jenner took multiple sobriety tests and offered to give police his phone records to
prove he wasn't texting while driving, but a number of sites have published photos of the reality TV star smoking a cigarette moments before the crash, and TMZ reports that Jenner may have been following the Lexus too closely, which is a traffic violation. According to California traffic laws, a violation that results in the death of another motorist could be grounds for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
Bruce said in a statement on Monday, "My heartfelt and deepest sympathies go out to the family and loved ones, and to all of those who were involved or injured in this terrible accident. It is a devastating tragedy and I cannot pretend to imagine what this family is going through at this time. I am praying for them. I will continue to cooperate in every way possible."