http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2832280

LOS ANGELES Jan 29, 2007 (AP)— The California Highway Patrol recommended
Monday that actress-singer Brandy be charged with misdemeanor vehicular
manslaughter in a freeway crash that killed a woman motorist last month,
a city attorney's spokesman told The Associated Press.

The CHP referred the matter to the city attorney's office for review,
said spokesman Nick Velasquez.

"The office is currently reviewing the case and determining whether the
evidence warrants the filing of a misdemeanor charge of vehicular
manslaughter," Velasquez said.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in county jail and a
$1,000 fine, Velasquez said.

Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, has publicly expressed
condolences to the victim's family, Barnes said last week. Barnes also
has said Brandy wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the
time of the crash.

Brandy, 27, was driving a Land Rover on Interstate 405 on Dec. 30 when
traffic slowed and her vehicle struck the back of Honda driven by Awatef
Aboudihaj, 38, according to a CHP report.

Aboudihaj's car hit another vehicle, slid sideways into the center
divider and was then hit by another car, the report said. Aboudihaj died
at a hospital from blunt-force injuries, according to the coroner's
office.

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Article doesn't say but looks like she was either speeding or following
too close. Anyway misdemeanor manslaughter is pure coddling  for what she
did. Her reckless driving killed a guy and she deserves at least 20
years.