Car drama seems to follow Rebecca Gayheart wherever she goes.
Although "car issues" almost kept Rebecca and her "McSteamy" husband, Eric Dane, from getting to the SAG Awards last night, luckily -- it was just the battery that died.
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1. first
Posted at 11:20AM on Jan 28th 2008 by amanda
2. first?
Posted at 11:21AM on Jan 28th 2008 by amanda
3. They are a cute couple
Posted at 11:24AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Adrienne
4. She made a horrible mistake that will probably haunt her for the rest of her life. Why do you have to turn it into a joke?
There's enough to make fun of in Hollywood without resorting to cruelty. You don't need to stoop so low, TMZ.
Posted at 11:25AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Jenna
5. Wow, 3 out of the 1st 7 posts are shameless ads...
Posted at 11:30AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Adrienne
6. Thanks, Noheart. Your car stories are a riot!
Posted at 11:33AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Paula
7. I love when losers are vying for "first" and end up tenth. It must be a crushing defeat.
Posted at 11:37AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Edward
8. um, didn't she kill a kid? not exactly hilarious stuff.
Posted at 11:38AM on Jan 28th 2008 by fezzig
9. With pals like TMZ, who needs enemies?
Posted at 11:40AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Hideous
10. This is the tackiest post by TMZ ever, which says a lot! You really owe this couple an apology!
Posted at 11:52AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Anonymous
11. Why does TMZ try so hard to be funny? Most of the time they're not even funny...they're just ridiculous. Pathetic.
Posted at 11:56AM on Jan 28th 2008 by silly_rabbit
12. wow...REALLY bad taste, TMZ!
Posted at 11:59AM on Jan 28th 2008 by kristen
13. You said it Jenna. This poor woman tried to go around traffic because she didn't know it was stopped to allow an unsupervised child to cross a busy street. Can you imagine the horror of having to live with knowing you had struck a child with your vehicle? She wasn't under the influence of any substance or even talking on a cellphone. She simply made a fatal error and it could have happened to any one of us. The child's family obviously suffered a tremendous loss but this was a hideous accident. Rebecca Gayheart was in therapy for two years before she finally felt able to go back to work. That doesn't mean she got over it or ever will.
TMZ have you no shame? no lines that you won't cross? You can joke about the tragic death of a little boy and the horrific pain suffered by the woman behind the wheel? What about that little boy's family? and why am I even bothering to waste my time? You people aren't even human to joke about this. Do you honestly believe that just because someone is an actor that they have no feelings?
Posted at 12:01PM on Jan 28th 2008 by Anya
14. 6. She made a horrible mistake that will probably haunt her for the rest of her life. Why do you have to turn it into a joke?
There's enough to make fun of in Hollywood without resorting to cruelty. You don't need to stoop so low, TMZ.
Posted at 11:25AM on Jan 28th 2008 by Jenna
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I had not heard of the vehicular manslaughter charge before, found this on wiki for anyone else like me...sad very sad.
Vehicular manslaughter
On June 13, 2001, Gayheart struck and fatally injured nine-year-old Jorge Cruz Jr. as he crossed a Los Angeles-area street. According to the police report, the child was walking home from school and crossed the street. While several cars stopped to let him go, Gayheart swerved around them and into a two-way left-turn lane, striking the boy. Her attorney, Steven Lerman, subsequently admitted Gayheart had been using a cell phone during impact.[8]
Cruz died the next day at Los Angeles Children's Hospital. His parents, Jorge Cruz and Silvia Martinez, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on August 6, 2001, against her, seeking coverage of medical and funeral expenses, and compensation for loss of future earnings. The lawsuit was settled out of court, and settlement terms were not disclosed.[8] On November 27, 2001, she pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter. She was sentenced to three years probation, a one-year suspension of her license, a $2,800 fine, and 750 hours of community service. She was also ordered to make a public-service announcement. Gayheart was represented in the criminal proceeding by Harland Braun.
Later that year, she flipped a rental car into two parked cars with her father commenting that, "I've told my wife not to let her drive any more".[9]
Posted at 12:03PM on Jan 28th 2008 by Adrienne
15. Wow. Just when you thought TMZ couldn't make a more tasteless comment, they surprise you. That last line was completely out of line and the jackass who typed it should be reprimanded (yeah right). It's clear that noone in your offices has experienced the unimaginable loss of a dear child and that you have no empathy whatsoever.
Posted at 12:04PM on Jan 28th 2008 by Jessica
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