Brandy Wreck May Lead to Vehicular Manslaughter Charges

She has already found herself in big trouble, and now she can only hope that she doesn’t find herself behind bars. The California Highway Patrol recommended Monday that Brandy be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a Los Angeles freeway crash that killed a female motorist last month, the city attorney’s office said. The driver whose car Brandy rear-ended, Awatef Aboudihaj, 38, a married mother of one, was killed when her vehicle slammed into a third car, careened into the freeway’s center divider and was hit broad-side by a fourth automobile. For misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter to apply,

Brandy must have been involved a misdemeanor traffic violation, such as speeding or driving wrecklessly, at the time of the incident. That is likely what officials are attempting to determine. “The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing the case and determining whether the evidence warrants the filing of a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter,” spokesman Nick Velasquez said. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in county jail and a $1,000 fine, Velasquez said.