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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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31. It's unfortunate, but as we can all see, even if he was DRUNK, STONED OR
DRIVING on the wrong side of the road, he wouldn't even get any punishment!

He'd probably get 15 mins in jail and an hour of community service,
time and place to be determined BY HIM at his convenience, of course!!!

LA is another planet where the rich make the rules....yeah, that's fair.

Posted at 1:10AM on Aug 25th 2007 by TC

32. What a horrible accident. Maybe the little talentless brats in Hollywood could take a lesson from Mr. Singleton..be responsible, don't be driving drunk or otherwise impaired and if you cause an accident, own up to it and take responsibility, whether or not anyone is injured...My heart goes out to the the family of the victim and to Mr. Singleton. What a horrible thing for everyone involved!

Posted at 1:26AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Gigi

33. Let me clarify my last post..Mr. Singleton did not cause this accident, I was referring to several other auto involved incidents involving the likes of Britney and Lindsay when they acted irresponsibly or just plain stupidly. Again, my heart goes out to everyone involved in this awful accident.

Posted at 1:28AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Gigi

34. lol CHRIS! What's w/ you Black guys (celebrities) and fatal car crashes??!! Brandy Norwood.... Lane Garrison. Now John Singleton. Like, wow!

Posted at 4:13AM on Aug 25th 2007 by James Brooks (10) - Bryon, Ontario, Canada

35. I praise him for staying and assuming responsibility. It is unfortunate that this happened but accidents are sometimes unavoidable. I pray the family of Ms. Russell can hear the prayers and find comfort that she has left this miserable world and has gone on to a place of peace. I don't know their religious affiliation but I hope they do what they can to bring the peace of mind. I hope they don't take advantage of this situation and decide to extort money out of someone in the name of their loved one. It would be completely disgraceful to take a loss of life for that type of situation.

Posted at 2:38AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Nobody

36. Lane Garrison isn't black you dipstick!

Posted at 2:36AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Nobody

37. Sad, sad for all.

Singleton, thank goodnes , had no alcohol, no drugs in his system and was not speeding.

Thank goodness he did what he did by calling for help, waiting, ...her family will sue and their will be a undisclosded settlement.

To you racist and other sick SOB's here, obaserve, all but you three or few sick psoters have read this situation wrong. It is good t oknow that most TMZers read make the rigth conclusion most of the time. GoTEAM!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:31PM on Aug 26th 2007 by RIP

38. ZXE what an unbearably asinine remark; there is nothing "gangsterish" about John Singleton, he IS a filmmaking genius, and this was a completely random and extremely tragic thing to have happen to both him and that poor, unfortunate jay-walking woman. I bet he feels absolutely horrible about this - wouldn't you, if this happened to you?

Posted at 3:22AM on Aug 25th 2007 by snowblood

39. lol CHRIST! What's w/ you Black guys (celebrities) and fatal car crashes??!! Brandy Norwood.... Lane Garrison. Now John Singleton. Like, wow!

Posted at 9:39AM on Aug 25th 2007 by James Brooks (10) - Bryon, Ontario, Canada

40. Maybe you were joking, but it is not only "black guys". There have been several instances of white celebrities who've been in car accidents with fatal results -Matthew Broderick accidently killed a mother and daughter, when he was driving on the wrong side of the road.

Posted at 4:48AM on Aug 25th 2007 by nikki

41. wouldn't surprise me if she was on the cell phone - cell phone walker. I saw one yesterday, almost got hit by a car, walking against the light on her cell phone.

Posted at 9:14PM on Aug 25th 2007 by Sally

42. Bless him for doing the right thing and staying.... My thoughts and prayers go out to all involved

Posted at 6:10AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Amanda

43. 2 words TRAFFIC LIGHTS ! .... very sad ..thats why jaywalking is an offence.. it

endangers you and others. One hard lesson.

Posted at 7:37AM on Aug 25th 2007 by rexyrex

44. 3. Well maybe he should carpool with Brandy

Posted at 10:35PM on Aug 24th 2007 by stan

Didn't take long for someone to say something stupid. Pat yourself on the back "stan".

Posted at 6:20AM on Aug 25th 2007 by hello, it's me

45. 13. Another genus who's movies provide society with uplifting and thought provoking
stimuli. So many wanna be gangstas who can't even control their own vehicles.
If they had chauffers then they wouldn't be seen and they all want attention. I never did
like him anyway.

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

Why would you say something like that? You sound like a bitter person.

Posted at 6:23AM on Aug 25th 2007 by hello, it\\\'s me

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