LOS ANGELES: Singer-actress BRANDY was sued for $50 million (BD19m) yesterday by the family of a woman killed in a four-car freeway crash which police have blamed on the 27-year-old performer.
The wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of AWATEF ABOUDIHAJ, 38, was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court a day after police recommended that prosecutors charge Brandy with a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter.
The California Highway Patrol found that the entertainer, whose full name is Brandy Norwood, was at fault in the December 30 accident for failing to prevent her Land Rover from hitting the car in front of her when traffic suddenly slowed, CHP spokesman Leland Tang said.
Aboudihaj was killed when her vehicle slammed into a third car, careened into the freeway's centre divider and was hit broad-side by a fourth automobile.
The lawsuit, filed as a three-page form complaint, says her death was caused by "reckless driving" by Brandy. It seeks $50m in compensatory and punitive damages.
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