Caitlyn Jenner Will NOT Be Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter Or Any Crime

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The L.A. County D.A. will NOT charge Caitlyn Jenner with vehicular manslaughter or any other crime in connection with the fatal car crash on PCH. 

The D.A. has rejected the case, saying she was not speeding, she hit the brakes though belatedly, and her conduct was not “unreasonable” based on all the facts.

Jenner was driving inattentively when she slammed into a Lexus, sending the car into oncoming traffic where it struck a Hummer. The Lexus driver died at the scene. 

The accident was put under a microscope … the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. investigated the accident for almost 6 months before submitting a 161-page report to the D.A. The case was reviewed not by the D.A.’s Van Nuys satellite office — which would normally handle such cases — but by the Major Crimes Unit at D.A. headquarters in downtown L.A.

Jenner’s lawyer, Blair Berk, tells TMZ, ‘We believed from the start that a thorough and objective investigation would clear Caitlyn of any criminal wrongdoing.” Berk adds, “We are heartened the District Attorney has agreed that even a misdemeanor charge would not be appropriate.”

Berk goes on, “A traffic accident, however devastating and heartbreaking when a life is lost, is not necessarily a criminal matter.”

 

See also

• Caitlyn Jenner — Criminal Charges NOT Likely


• Caitlyn Jenner — Sheriff is NOT Recommending Manslaughter Prosecution


• Caitlyn Jenner — Sued by Prius Driver for Fatal PCH Accident

Caitlyn Jenner: Cleared of All Charges in Vehicular Manslaughter Case!

Back in February, Caitlyn Jenner was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of 69-year-old Kim Howe, a neighbor of Jenner’s.

As recently as last month, it was reported that Jenner could face jail time, as the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had concluded in its investigation that Jenner’s criminal negligence may have played a role in Howe’s death.

The case was then passed along to DA, who was to determine if Caitlyn would face charges.

Fortunately for Jenner, TMZ is now reporting that the DA has decided Jenner is not to blame for Howe’s death, and will not be forced to stand trial.

The DA’s office says that while Jenner may have been “driving inattentively,” she was not speeding, and she did apply her brakes – though not soon enough to prevent an accident.

Though Jenner’s delayed response was undeniably the cause of the accident, zoning out while driving is not illegal, and witnesses say the 65-year-old was not texting or looking at her phone at the time of the accident.

“A traffic accident, however devastating and heartbreaking when a life is lost, is not necessarily a criminal matter,” reads a statement from Jenner’s attorney, Blair Berk.

That’s true, but hopefully, Caitlyn still learned something from all this and will start instructing her daughters not to take selfie videos while driving.

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