65-year-old Olympian, Bruce Jenner 'smashed into victim, who was pushed into oncoming traffic' driving down Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, yesterday, Feb. 7th where its reported that a woman died while seven other people were left injured. Though the woman killed in the crash has not been formally identified but has been named locally as 69-year-old Kim Howe, a widow and is reportedly neighbors with Kourtney, Khloe and Robert Kardashian in Calabasas, California.
According to DailyMail....
Investigators are checking the mobile phone records of Bruce Jenner and three other drivers following a fatal car crash in which the former Olympian rear-ended a driver who veered into oncoming traffic and died.
Jenner, 65, smashed his Cadillac Escalade into the back of the victim's white Lexus, which was then pushed into the path of a Hummer, leaving the vehicle a crumpled wreck and the sole occupant dead.
The Olympic gold medalist and Kardashian family patriarch, who escaped the crash unscathed, took a roadside sobriety test in front of officers in the wake of the horrific collision, which he passed, while his son Brody rushed to comfort him at the scene.
The victim, although not yet formally identified by police, has been named locally as 69-year-old Kim Howe, who is believed to be a neighbor of the Kardashians.
It is believed Ms Howe, a widow, lives in the same Calabasas hideaway as Kourtney, Robert and Khloe Kardashian, which is guarded by security at the road entrance.
Five children - and two adults - were also hospitalized in the fatal smash which occurred just after midday on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, Los Angeles.
Investigators are now trying to determine the cause and circumstances surrounding the crash and plan to look at the cellphone records of all four drivers and check for any video evidence, Sheriff Commander Michael Parker said.
Jenner's publicist confirmed that he hadn't been hurt in the crash and he was pictured at the scene sitting in his vehicle and walking around on the road.
He was later pictured being driven from the scene by sheriff's deputies.
According to witnesses, who described the pile-up to TMZ, he smashed into the back of the Lexus around midday, pushing the vehicle into oncoming traffic.
Sources told the celebrity news site that the Lexus driver was slowing down when she was hit - and that Jenner was not speeding.
It was reportedly struck by a Hummer, causing the fatal smash. Police said four cars were involved in the crash, which injured five minors.
Exclusive photos from the scene obtained by dailymail.com showed one small baby being handed to paramedics from its mother's arms - it is believed the child was the crash's youngest victim and is just one-month-old.
LA County Sheriff's department officials confirmed that the crash took place at 12:12pm near the exit to the Corral Canyon park.
They added that the three surviving drivers, which includes Jenner, are co-operating with them.
Jenner family sources told TMZ that Bruce was being chased by five paparazzi at the time of the crash. However, law officials speaking to the LA Times said that photographers were there but did not cause the crash.
Police closed the PCH in both directions after the crash but just six hours later a driver caused a collision at the very same spot.
According to KTLA, the driver crashed through police barricades after hurtling passed a patrol car with flashing red lights and slammed into the two wrecked cars which were being examined for evidence at around 6.30pm.
Thankfully there were no reports of any injuries and the driver was handcuffed and taken away.
Culled from DailyMail
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