Howard Gordon, the Executive Producer of "Homeland" and "24" has been sued by the family of a man who was killed after Gordon's wife struck him with the family car.
Here's what we know ... Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Gordon's wife, Cambria, was driving in Santa Monica on July 20th when her cell phone fell off the seat onto the floor of the car. Cambria reached down to retrieve the phone when her car struck 83-year-old pedestrian William Howard Smerling.
Smerling was taken to the hospital, where he hung on but died a month later.
According to the lawsuit, Smerling had the right of way and Cambria was negligent by taking her eyes off the road. Howard is being sued because he's the registered owner of the car along with his wife. Under California law, the registered owners are responsible for the misdeeds of those who drive with their permission.
And law enforcement sources tell us ... Cambria will be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. The maximum penalty is 1 year in jail, but typically first offenders end up on probation.
In her favor ... our law enforcement sources tell us Cambria stopped immediately at the scene and acknowledged responsibility, and she's been fully cooperative and very remorseful.
Kiefer Sutherland racked up the following $700 bar tab between 7am and 1pm. Yes, those times are correct.
We've learned the "24" star and members of the show's crew popped into The Spot in San Pedro, California last week after wrapping up a shoot nearby -- and they were ready to get their drink on.
According to an employee at the bar, Kiefer was throwing back scotch & Cokes and bought drinks for everybody in the joint -- roughly 30 people. The total damage: $500. No food ... all booze.
The drinks may have been stiff, but Kiefer wasn't -- we're told he tipped $200.
FYI: We're told Sutherland -- who has a few DUIs under his belt -- was responsible this time and used a designated driver when he left the bar.
Kiefer Sutherland played the role of gravity's bitch this weekend at a bar outside L.A.
Kiefer went on the celebratory bender in Covina, Cal. Saturday, after blowing $20,000 on two Kawasaki street bikes at Bert's Mega Mall.
After the big buy, we're told Kiefer and pals -- including a few bike shop employees -- headed over to Clancy's bar a few blocks away. Our sources say Kiefer slammed shots and beer until 2 in the morning -- falling to the ground at one point.
No worries -- Kiefer had a driver.
First designer Jack McCollough, and now Brooke Shields. Looks like her posse is having bad luck.
Somewhere, Kiefer Sutherland is icing down his dome.
Designer/headbuttee Jack McCollough made a beeline for his SUV yesterday in NYC, after his rep said Kiefer Sutherland broke his nose in three places after that incident earlier this week.
So, we ask ... really broken or an excuse for a nose job?
Flirting with one of Jack Bauer's former GFs ain't smart -- especially because "24" star Kim Raver also happens to be married in real life!
In Brentwood yesterday, our photog's attempts to pick her up didn't go quite as planned.
An attempt to win a Mountain Dew video competition has just landed three dudes in jail -- and the words "homemade," "bomb" and "parking garage" are the reasons why.
The three guys are now facing second degree felony charges after they allegedly set up bombs made out of "two liter bottles, fireworks and Styrofoam cups" on top of parking garage in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday. The bombs were props the morons were using for a video competition sponsored by Mountain Dew and the TV show "24" called "24 Seconds to Save the World."
Cops told us the morons turned themselves in after a parking garage attendant noticed the devices -- and then alerted pretty much the entire Lakeland law enforcement. The bomb squad ended up "neutralizing" one of the bombs and detonating the other.
The three amigos each face a charge of "making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging a destructive device or attempt to do so" -- a far cry from the $2,400 cash prize and trip to L.A. they were trying to win.
Praise Chloe O'Brian he wasn't driving, because last night in NYC, Kiefer Sutherland seemed uncharacteristically friendly -- and a little out of it -- after a night at Kingswood.
The following event took place between 7:45PM and 7:46PM.
In less than a minute, Jack Bauer's ultra-efficient confidant Chloe O'Brian -- aka Mary Lynn Rajskub -- let us know how she thinks "24" is all gonna end.
07:45:58 ... 07:45:59 ... 07:46:00 ...
This time last year, Kiefer Sutherland was being released from jail on the DUI he got after leaving a FOX party with a little too much booze in his system. Seems someone's learned a lesson -- at last night's "24" party, he had a driver.
When President Palmer was shot in the throat at the beginning of season 5, Dennis Haysbert wasn't just killed off "24" -- he was axed from the show's holiday party invite list too! 
How the hell do you snub this guy? Not only is Dennis the nicest guy ever, but he probably can get you a lower deductible!
