Prosecutors Split in Brandy Case

Posted Aug 6th 2007 1:11PM by TMZ Staff

Brandy Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that officials in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office are split over whether to prosecute Brandy for a fatal car accident last December.

Brandy's Range Rover rear-ended a car, triggering a multi-car accident, which resulted in the death of a 38-year-old woman. One source says there was a "conflict" in the City Attorney's office over whether Brandy should be prosecuted at all. The charge on the table, we're told, is misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.

We're told prosecutors are waiting on technical data that will measure the speed of Brandy's vehicle on impact. The data will help prosecutors determine if the singer tried to brake before impact. The tests are being conducted by a London based firm.

When the results are returned, the City Attorney will make a decision. One source says, "At this point it could go either way."

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31. ohhhh . . . WAAAAAAAA. YES, us white people have it so damn hard. We're always thrown in jail while blacks are not prosecuted (that's why the majority of people in prisons and jail are white - right?) DUH!! GET A CLUE!!

Posted at 1:50PM on Aug 6th 2007 by ohhhhh pleaseeeeeeee

32. www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=00ce67e7-f286-40d9-aa22-11d8ee302ff6 - 85k -

Brandy was speeding and she didn't leave the scene of the accident either. That isn't true.

Posted at 1:51PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Darla

33. Everything will work out for Brandy. Hopefully it will be settled soon.

Posted at 1:52PM on Aug 6th 2007 by weneedtostop.com

34. Drive a big SUV and talk on a cell phone and go to fast for traffic and not pay attention on top of all that! Brandy was asking to have an accident that day. Face the music. Own up to what you did Brandy.

Posted at 1:56PM on Aug 6th 2007 by One mans opinion

35. Gee, Kendra, you think Brandy has suffered enough? Nothing has happened to her. She hasn't gone to jail or paid one dime to the victims.

If Paris Hilton or another white star killed a black person in a car accident, you would be having a fit. Fat Al would be down here talking out of his ass.

I hope the City Attorney does the right thing in this case and charges Brandy with a crime.

Posted at 1:56PM on Aug 6th 2007 by truth teller

36. Here is an article from Fox News Online:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,246722,00.html

Brandy never left the scene of the accident, and she told police that it was her fault. She also got out of her car to see if everyone was okay.

Posted at 1:56PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Darla

37. People this is LA Lane Garrison was drunk high on coke and he killed a person he got 90 days with evaluation there is no way Brandy is going to jail and she really shouldnt it was an accident.

Posted at 1:56PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Daniel

38. There is absolutely no justice in that county. Celebrities get away with anything while the rest of the world gets punished. The court system there is a joke. She killed someone even if it was an accident. It was an accident that SHE caused. I would be put to death or put in prison for life in Texas. What a joke and quite frankly I'm sick of it. No wonder they never learn - they're never punished.

Posted at 1:59PM on Aug 6th 2007 by penny

39. Laura Bush killed her former boyfriend when she ran a stop sign and hit his car.

Matthew Broderick killed two women in Ireland when he raced to get Jennifer Gray to the airport.

Rebecca Gayheart killed a nine year old when she drove around stalled traffic.

Lane Garrison killed his 17 year old passenger while driving drunk.

Brandi killed a 38 year old woman while driving negligently.

Posted at 2:04PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Alexa

40. Brandy said that she will pay for the victims' hospital bills and also the female victim's funeral costs. She is also getting sued by 3 different people from the accident, and they will be well compensated for their costs incurred and pain and suffering. It is erroneous to say that she has not paid a dime. I believe that she had paid some costs already.

Posted at 2:08PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Kendra

41. It would be a bad precident to set if people start getting prosecuted for ACCIDENTS! Though tragic, everyone who drives LA freeways are in constant risk of being in an accident. We have enough going on in our court system without involving people who are involved in accidents.

Posted at 2:13PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Suzee

42. 47. Kendra, Say "hi" to Hugh and the girls next door.

Posted at 2:12PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Kotex vs tampons

Sorry, but I don't talk to people who do not have any couth.

Posted at 2:16PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Kendra

43. Im sure the family to that women doesnt see it as an accident. If shes not going to spend some time, they should take her driving privalages away from her... not for 6 months, not for 1yr. Forever. Wasnt she talking on the cell phone? Or she got distracted and thats how it happen? Ya we all get distracted from time to time while driving but we dont kill people from doing so. I swear cell phones should be illegal while driving. I cant even count on both hands how many times ive almost been smacked cause someone was to busy yapping on their phone in rush hour traffic.

Posted at 2:16PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Your mom

44. Kendra, Say "hi" to Hugh and the girls next door.

Posted at 2:16PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Kotex vs tampons

45. This isn't a black/white issue. Quit the bashin'.

Posted at 2:18PM on Aug 6th 2007 by RealityTVHo

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