It looks like Call Me Cait’s tanking ratings aren’t the only thing Caitlyn Jenner has to worry about. According to the Los Angeles Times, detectives will send evidence to prosecutors next week that could lead to misdemeanor manslaughter charges against the former Olympian turned reality show star stemming from Jenner’s involvement chain-reaction car crash that caused the death of a woman in February:
Detectives to present manslaughter charge evidence against Caitlyn Jenner in deadly PCH crash http://t.co/MEEbm64eg8 pic.twitter.com/JeAWBT8Ix2
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 20, 2015
Caitlyn Jenner – Sheriff Says Vehicular Manslaughter Law Violated http://t.co/j9xPM7ygLW What do you think of the report?
— Harvey Levin (@HarveyLevinTMZ) August 20, 2015
If guilty, Jenner could spend up to a year in jail. From the Times:
The evidence will be presented to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office next week. Prosecutors will review the case and decide whether to formally charge Jenner. Typically, a single misdemeanor manslaughter charge could carry a sentence of a year in jail.
Flashback: Jenner won an ESPY award for courage in July despite having killed someone in a car accident earlier in the year:
Caitlyn Jenner, who killed a woman in a car crash, talks fashion at the ESPY awards http://t.co/cSsX9qstPW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 16, 2015
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Now let’s see if the DA acts or if Jenner’s celebrity wins the day.
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