Caitlyn Jenner could be charged with
vehicular manslaughter as early next week in connection to a February
crash in Malibu, California that killed one.
The lead detective on the case told KABC
that they plan to turn the results of the investigation over to the Los
Angeles District Attorney’s Office next week, and will recommend Jenner
be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
It will be up to the DA’s office whether
to charge Jenner with the crime. In California, the maximum sentence
for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter is one year in jail.
The detective said the recommendation
for the charge is based on how fast Jenner was going at the time of the
crash, which they believe was unsafe.
One woman was killed and seven others injured when Jenner rear-ended a Lexus on February 7.
A Toyota Prius had come to a stop in the
intersection for unknown reasons, and then Jenner slammed into the
Lexus waiting to move behind the Prius.
At the time, Jenner was driving
a Cadillac Escalade towing a trailer, and the impact of her SUV on the
Lexus forced the car into southbound traffic where it collided head on
with a Hummer.
The driver of the Lexus, Kimberly Howe, was killed.
In the aftermath of the crash, Howe’s
stepchildren filed a lawsuit against Jenner, saying she was driving at
an unsafe speed and that her negligence cause the 69-year-old’s death.
When
interviewed by police after the crash, Jenner told them that she was
being followed by paparazzi but was not trying to evade them.
There were also reports that Jenner was on her phone at the time of the crash, something her lawyer has denied.
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