LOS ANGELES -- Singer-actor Brandy is being sued for negligence and wrongful death by the husband of the woman Brandy killed in a freeway crash late last year.
Marouane Hdidou filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Seeking unspecified damages.
His wife, 38-year-old Awatef Aboudihaj, died on Dec. 30 in a crash on the San Diego Freeway.
A California Highway Patrol report said a Land Rover driven by 28-year-old Brandy (full name: Brandy Norwood) failed to slow in traffic and was going 65 mph when it struck the back of a Honda driven by Aboudihaj.
The Honda hit another vehicle, slid sideways and struck a center divider, then was hit by a car driven by 50-year-old Mallory Ham of Simi Valley, the report said.
The lawsuit names both Brandy and Ham and contends both were driving recklessly.
The city attorney's office is still deciding whether to charge Brandy with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, spokesman Frank Mateljan said.
If charged and convicted, she could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Posted By: Jimmy Jones
Tuesday, May 8th 2007 at 8:34AM
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