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John Singleton Involved in Fatal Pedestrian Accident

Posted Aug 24th 2007 9:49PM by TMZ Staff

John SingletonJohn Singleton, acclaimed director of "Boyz in the Hood," was involved in a fatal accident Thursday night in Los Angeles.

LAPD officers tell TMZ Singleton was driving his 2001 Lexus SUV around 8:00 PM on a Los Angeles street, when a female pedestrian, not in a crosswalk, suddenly stepped in front of Singleton's car. Police say Singleton immediately stopped and waited for police and an ambulance to arrive. The 57-year-old woman, identified as Constance Russell of Los Angeles, was taken to a nearby hospital where she died Friday morning.

Police tell TMZ Singleton was not speeding at the time and was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Cops say their investigation has concluded and they've determined that this was a "very, very unfortunate accident."

Singleton will not be cited for any violation.

A call placed to Singleton's agent was not immediately returned.

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16. I truly hope that John and the victim's family can heal from this unfortunate accident.
Punkbrat- You should be ashamed of yourself for being so insensitive and obnoxious about such a tragedy.

Posted at 11:17PM on Aug 24th 2007 by SR

17. Aw man...That's awful...And I just saw Mr. Singleton at his own screening of "Ilegal Tender" this past Tuesday in Westwood, CA ( I loved the film, btw ) . My heart goes out to the victim and family and to Mr. Singleton and family.

Posted at 11:36PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Grooveraider

18. #13
A "gangsta" wouldn't have stayed and waited for the police and ambulance.

Singleton has a very solid reputation in the industry as a reliable professional, intelligent, creative director. I believe he has a family that has been together for quite some time with no scandal. This incident by all accounts was not his fault.

You on the other hand are a racist.

Posted at 11:23PM on Aug 24th 2007 by seanflynn

19. L. A. Driver. I went to NY a few years ago. They don't care who has the right of way. The pedestrians jay walk. I have seen them cross the street while a big ass bus has the right of way. Isn't one of the first things we teach our kids to do is to cross at the light when it is your turn? Too many ppl in such a rush to get no where fast. Read a story of a pedesrian crossing a rail road track while texting. He cleared the one with the train on the tracks he was waiting to pass. He was texting and did not realize the track on the other side had another train coming. He got hit. Not sure of his conditon.

Posted at 11:32PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Anna

20. #12, well said.......

Only in CA do people walk out in front of cars with total disregard. Having driven in other parts of the country, CA has the worst pedestrians when it comes to yielding.....

Posted at 11:32PM on Aug 24th 2007 by YoMama

21. Wasn't he on KTLA this morning??

Posted at 11:37PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Nora

22. Posted at 11:14PM on Aug 24th 2007 by ZXE..

Another Idiot whose typing , Just to type. Did you even read the artical fool. Or do you just like talking out your ass cuz you can.!

Posted at 11:35PM on Aug 24th 2007 by No shame

23. those with dui go around with out harming a soul and then you have brandy and singlton sober and killing people. whats the.......

Posted at 7:16AM on Aug 25th 2007 by what the

24. # 15 I love your comment to # 13. First of all the Boyz in the hood movie is like from the late 80's. I have seen the movie so many times I can't count. John is a guy who has only been in the headline/news because he makes great movies. And the moive was about truth and to awaken the eyes of retaliation. An eye for an eye just leaves/brings more grief. "enough said".

Posted at 11:43PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Anna

25. boy that sucks, but that god there's no drugs or booze involved. this could have easily been lohan or Paris

Posted at 11:55PM on Aug 24th 2007 by FAT AND DUMB WITH SKID MARKS

26. This is so sad. My thoughts are with all concerned. I wonder exactly which area of LA this happened in. Traffic in LA is terrible, there aren't enough stop lights, we need pedestrian bridges and tunnels so pedestrians don't have to cross in traffic. It is sad that this had to happen.

Posted at 12:39AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Donna

27. Yes, i saw him on KTLA/CW news this morning. He was on at least 15 minutes talking about the news of the day! It sounds like he is innocent and this woman was not paying attention. But I'm surprised that he acted as though nothing had happened.

Posted at 11:29AM on Aug 25th 2007 by lj

28. It's not his fault. The pedestrian was irresponsible.

I hate it when pedestrians just jumped out and expected all cars should stop right away. Sometimes cars are moving at certain speed and you just can't stop it next second even if you want to.

Posted at 3:11PM on Aug 26th 2007 by tooth fairy

29. Accidents do happen. Was she walking in the crosswalk> Was she wearing light or reflexed clothing. Pedis. must take precautions also.

Posted at 1:04AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Dimples

30. We don't know the details to suggest anything at all about the ladies actions, why she walked out in front of the car.
But I bet the post that said her family will sue anyway is probably right once they find out who hit her.

Posted at 1:06AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Bonn

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