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Brandy Will Not Be Charged In Fatal Crash

Brandy Will Not Be Charged In Fatal Crash
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BRANDY will not face vehicular manslaughter charges in the 2006 crash that claimed the life of a Los Angeles woman, ET confirms.

"The City Attorney's Office has decided not to file misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against Brandy Norwood in the case stemming from a Dec. 30, 2006, traffic collision," DA spokesman FRANK MATELJAN said Friday.

"After conducting a thorough investigation, which included consulting with some of the top accident reconstruction experts in the country, City prosecutors concluded that there was insufficient evidence from which a jury could find Ms. Norwood guilty of such a charge beyond a reasonable doubt," he said.

Brandy's attorney, BLAIR BERK, issued a statement to People.com, saying, "We are extremely pleased that after a more thorough and extensive investigation by authorities ... Brandy Norwood should not be charged with any crime whatsoever relating to the accident back in 2006."

The statement added: "These past 12 months have posed an extraordinary hardship for Brandy and her family, who have been unfairly forced to live under a cloud of suspicion initially caused by the ill-advised and premature press release sent out by the California Highway Patrol accusing Brandy of wrongdoing before the police investigation was even finished."

The singer still faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the woman's family. A civil trail date has been set on January 28.

Posted December 28, 2007 2:13:00 PM
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