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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Actress and R&B singer Brandy Norwood was involved in a fatal, four-car accident on an L.A. freeway last December, that was caused when her SUV crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, Awatef Aboudihaj, was taken from the scene with mutiple pelvic injuries. Norwood was uninjured in the crash, however, Aboudihaj was later pronounced dead as a result. The singer-actress was alone in her vehicle. No alcohol or drugs were involved, said a California Highway Patrol spokesperson. Brandy told officers she was driving at about 65 miles per hour before the crash occured. According to police, "There's a very high probability that she [Brandy] is the party most at fault or the contributing party". Norwood could face a misdemeanor charge for vehicular manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in a county jail and a $1,000 fine. The city's attorney's office is "currently reviewing the case and determining whether the evidence warrants filing [of the charge]," a spokesman said. Witnesses say that Brandy blames herself for the multi-vehicle crash.Brandy, a native of Mississippi, burst on the recording scene with her self-tilted debut album in 1994, launching such hits as "I Wanna Be Down," "Baby" and "Brokenhearted." Her fourth album, "Afrodisiac," was released in 2004 with a lead single, "Talk About Our Love," produced by Kanye West. Last year, Norwood served on the panel of judges for NBC's summer show "America's Got Talent."
Aboudihaj leaves behind a husband and child. She was 38.
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