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Texting probed after Bruce Jenner rear-ends car, causing fatal crash
New York Post ^ | February 8, 2015 | Helen Kumari, Calvin Milam and Linda Massarella

Posted on 02/08/2015 10:30:31 AM PST by SamAdams76

MALIBU, Calif. — Gender-bender reality-TV star Bruce Jenner rear-ended a car Saturday, causing an accident that killed a woman motorist.

Seven other people were injured in the accident, which happened shortly after noon on the Pacific Coast Highway near its intersection with Corral Canyon Road.

Jenner’s dark blue Cadillac Escalade was towing a dune buggy in a trailer when he rear-ended a white Lexus sedan being driven by an ­elderly woman.

(Excerpt) Read more at pagesix.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: brucejenner; california; carcrashian; carcrashians; decrashalon; doinghismascara; dudedriveslikealady; homosexualagenda; jenner; texting; thecarcrashians
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To: hlmencken3

It has intersections and this accident happened just short of one.


61 posted on 02/08/2015 11:40:07 AM PST by machogirl
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To: hlmencken3
I agree. At the most, he'll face some vehicular charge but I do believe the poor woman's family will come at him for damages. Either way, it's tragic. I personally never cared for the guy but I feel for all involved here.
62 posted on 02/08/2015 11:40:23 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: dragnet2

If the driver of the lead car slammed on his brakes for no reason, he caused the accident.


63 posted on 02/08/2015 11:42:14 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (One who is merciful to those who are heartless will end up being heartless to those who are merciful)
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To: nascarnation

... looking forward to seeing how Johnnie Cochran (The Nipsy Russel of lawy) performs post mortem.


64 posted on 02/08/2015 11:42:37 AM PST by ChiefJayStrongbow
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Wrong again. One is required to follow at a safe distance so one can stop in time of a sudden event. Just because someone slams on their brakes, does not give you the right, or the excuse to rear end or blame them.


66 posted on 02/08/2015 11:45:26 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: HereInTheHeartland; thefactor
:How the heck did someone get that picture?"

Yesterday I saw an article with a whole series of pictures starting where Bruce Jenner was a few feet behind the white car. In that one to me it definitely looked like he was on a cell phone with his right hand.

Because the picture sequence started before the actual collision my guess is that, that intersection has cameras installed on it to catch people going through the light.

67 posted on 02/08/2015 11:46:01 AM PST by Spunky
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To: liberalh8ter

At a minimum it will probably be a “jobs program” for California attorneys. With a quarter million of them, they need the work...


68 posted on 02/08/2015 11:46:27 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: machogirl

She rear ended a black Prius.


69 posted on 02/08/2015 11:46:51 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: SamAdams76

TMZ is now reporting that he was smoking a cigarette, not texting. Also they are saying there was another car in front of the woman’s and that car may have stopped short triggering the collisions. I just still don’t understand how this poor woman was killed, although the front of the car was totally destroyed it seems the main part is still basically intact, and the air bags deployed so I’m very surprised she was killed.

She was quite elderly, in her seventies, maybe that contributed? There were also a lot of children involved, one in the woman’s car and I think 5 in the humvee including a three month old infant.

Pretty scary the whole situation.


70 posted on 02/08/2015 11:46:52 AM PST by jocon307 (Tell it like it is.)
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To: machogirl

Thank you.

That does seem to make Jenner’s case worse.

That Escalade has all kinds of collision avoidance, lane departure, radar cruise control, etc. Easy to be inattentive.


71 posted on 02/08/2015 11:47:01 AM PST by hlmencken3 (“I paid for an argument, but you’re just contradicting!”)
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To: dragnet2
Wrong again. One is required to follow at a safe distance so one can stop in time of a sudden event. Just because someone slams on their brakes, does not give you the right, or the excuse to rear end or blame them.

So now I said Bruce Jenner had a "right" to slam into the car in front of him.

Honesty isn't your strong suit, is it?

72 posted on 02/08/2015 11:47:21 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (One who is merciful to those who are heartless will end up being heartless to those who are merciful)
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To: Spunky

The tabloids tore apart the photos today.

He was definately smoking a cigarette. There was no phone.


73 posted on 02/08/2015 11:48:31 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
There are plenty of large pictures on the Daily Mail web site and they show no protrusion on the side mirror. So it probably was a cell phone he was holding as he drove, distracted.
74 posted on 02/08/2015 11:48:34 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: thefactor

It was a cigarette. They went back and looked.


75 posted on 02/08/2015 11:49:49 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Spunky

No, those pictures were taken by paparazzi who were following Jenner. Five cars of them. Not chasing, but following. They set up at the intersection and were snapping away and saw the whole thing. What remains to be seen is if they had any effect on the woman’s driving.


76 posted on 02/08/2015 11:51:04 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: God luvs America
it does but to be fair the accident has already occurred so maybe he’s calling the cops...

Take a closer look at the picture.

First, notice the woman in the white car. She is in movement, reacting, whereas, Bruce is not.

SECONDLY, and more importantly, notice the road and notice the background. The cars are in perfect focus, while the foreground and background are slightly blurred. I would say the photog was using a very fast shutter speed and following the movement of the Escalade. Thus what was actually moving appears clear and what was still appears fuzzy.

Lastly, if the woman in the white vehicle was the one killed...that throws the timing of Bruthie calling the cops, out the window.

77 posted on 02/08/2015 11:52:14 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

In addition, if you look on the street you can see painted on the street a warning of intersection/stop/crosswalk ahead.

The vehicle he rear ended was right at the limit line or very close to the intersection, which would mean if the they had the red light, the vehicle that was rear ended was braking for the intersection.


78 posted on 02/08/2015 11:52:51 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: jocon307

I’d guess her age contributed to it..even with the belt and air bag this was a pretty high g impact..an H2 gvw probably near 8000#


79 posted on 02/08/2015 11:52:52 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: SamAdams76

Your right.He’s holding a cell phone.


80 posted on 02/08/2015 11:55:12 AM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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