Brandy Will Not Be Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter 
Friday, December 28th, 2007

Singer Brandy Rayana Norwood, known simply as Brandy, will not be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in last December's car crash that resulted in the death of 38-year-old Awatif Aboudihaj.  The crash was actually a chain reaction accident; Aboudihaj collided with the highway's center divider before the Grammy-winning ex-Moesha star collided with the 2005 Toyota Corolla in her 2007 Land Rover at 65 mph.

The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office found insufficient evidence that Brandy was to blame for the accident, and released a statement regarding the criminal case.

"After conducting a thorough investigation, which included consulting with some of the top accident reconstruction experts in the country, city prosecutors concluded there was insufficient evidence from which a jury could find Ms. Norwood guilty of such a charge beyond a reasonable doubt," prosecutors said.

Brandy's attorney Blair Berk said, "We are extremely pelased that after a more thorough and extensive investigation by the authorities, the Los Angeles City Attorney has determined that Brandy Norwood should not be charged with any crime whatsoever relating to the traffic accident."

"These past 12 months have been extraordinarily hard for Brandy and her family, who were unfairly forced to live under a cloud of suspicion initially caused by an ill-advised and premature press release sent out by the California Highway Patrol, accusing Brandy of wrongdoing before the police investigation was even finished.

"However, Brandy continues to be mindful that she was extremely fortunate not to have been injured in the accident and that there was a life lost."

Hey, this is the first we're reporting on it, Brandy - we gave you the benefit of the doubt!

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