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LOS ANGELES — 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 said. 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. A message seeking comment from Brandy's publicist, Courtney Barnes, was not immediately returned. Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, has publicly expressed condolences to the...

AP) LOS ANGELES Authorities say R&B singer Brandy was involved in a four-car freeway crash in December in Los Angeles that left a 38-year-old woman dead. The cause of the mishap is under investigation. No arrests have been made. The 27-year-old actress-singer, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, was driving a 2007 Land Rover on the 405 Freeway on Dec. 30, when the collision occurred. According to a California Highway Patrol report, she failed to slow down and struck the back of a 2005 Honda at about 65 miles per hour. The Honda, driven by Awatef Aboudihaj, hit another vehicle,...