Celebrity Justice
"Pulp" Writer Popped for DUI After Fatal Crash

Posted Jan 14th 2008 1:01PM by TMZ Staff

Roger AvaryThe guy who co-wrote "Pulp Fiction" with Quentin Tarantino was arrested Sunday on suspicion of manslaughter and felony DUI, after the car he was driving crashed, injuring his wife and killing his other passenger.

Roger Avary was driving in Ojai, Calif. early Sunday morning when the accident occurred, throwing wife Gretchen from the car and killing Andreas Zini, a friend visiting from Italy. Zini died later Sunday morning from "internal injuries." Avary's wife was in stable condition as of Sunday night.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Department said that Avary was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. He posted $50,000 bail and was released.

Avary -- who won an Oscar for "Fiction" -- also co-wrote "Beowulf" and directed "The Rules of Attraction."

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1. first!!

Posted at 9:08AM on Jan 14th 2008 by aprw

2. This looks pretty serious, he may have to serve a full 21 day sentence...

Posted at 9:09AM on Jan 14th 2008 by Biker 1957

3. GOSH.....what a way to welcome your friend who came ALL the from from Italy! How sad.

Posted at 9:10AM on Jan 14th 2008 by Hideous

4. Ever notice how it is the really innocent people who always die at the hands of these self-important jerks?

Posted at 9:10AM on Jan 14th 2008 by ReneeNW

5. That is a felony, he will probably get 20 years in the...wait, oh yea... This is Hollywood..this will blow over and we will all be running to see his new movie premier this summer.
Party on Hollywood and the Devil may care

Posted at 9:14AM on Jan 14th 2008 by drunkard

6. Aw, damn. I hate it when someone I admire, someone with genuine intelligence and talent, does such a criminal, stupid thing.

Mr. Avary, I'm a big fan of your work. However, I hope they throw the book at you.

Posted at 9:14AM on Jan 14th 2008 by JD

7. well at least this time he gets full credit on this creation...not a co-DWI.

Posted at 9:15AM on Jan 14th 2008 by RoughDaddy

8. Don't drink and drive folks, it's always bad news.

Posted at 9:17AM on Jan 14th 2008 by Kelli

9. Pulp Fiction was awesome by the way. :)

Posted at 9:17AM on Jan 14th 2008 by Kelli

10. Shows the importance of always wearing seat belts - especially if you are driving with someone who has had a drink.
even if sitting in the back seat

It's less likely to get thrown from a car with them on - you just never kow when that one moment will occur

Posted at 9:18AM on Jan 14th 2008 by Ny Nj

11. Pretty sure Pulp Fiction made him enough money to hire a driver!!!!

Posted at 9:20AM on Jan 14th 2008 by Dyna

12. Wow you would think that these STUPID people would know to HIRE A DRIVER when planning on going drinking for the night.

Posted at 9:40AM on Jan 14th 2008 by anna

13. What an idiot. Why couldn't he hire a limo for the night, I am beginning to think that they are too good for that with their huge egos. Cheap skate, now it will cost you a fortune and someone their life. Why do the decent and innocent people always have to die. Maybe if these drunks got killed. other drunks would stop drinking and driving too.

Posted at 9:49AM on Jan 14th 2008 by LMLM

14. side not: this guy directed Killing Zoe, just in case anyone cares

Posted at 9:57AM on Jan 14th 2008 by bryan

15. I'm from Ireland but lived in San Francisco for a while some years ago. I was shocked at the casual attitude that so many Americans had towards drink driving. So many of my American friends and colleagues thought nothing of driving home drunk after a night out. I was shocked. Ireland may have a reputation for drinking lots, but believe me the attititude towards drink driving is extremely different - it is very much frowned upon to drink and drive, NOBODY that I know would ever dream of drinking and driving, not even after one drink - and laws in that regard are severely enforced. America is a wonderful country in many ways - but drink driving is a serious problem there, it seems to me. There seemed to be a complete 'it won't happen to me' cavalier attitude, even among otherwise intelligent, broad-minded people.

Posted at 10:19AM on Jan 14th 2008 by Bee

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