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"Pulp Fiction" Co-Writer Arrested for Drunk Driving


January 14, 2008
Topic: Drunk Driving Accidents

Academy Award-winning writer Roger Avary was arrested after causing an accident while driving under the influence. The accident killed a passenger in Avary's car, and severely injured his wife.

The accident occurred outside the Ojai Lumber Company at 12:54 am, according to the Los Angeles Times. Avary and his wife are residents of Ojai, a small artist's community in Ventura County, California.

Few details of the accident are available, but the LA Times reported that Avary's wife, Gretchen, was ejected from the back seat, and taken to a hospital with severe injuries. The man in the passenger seat, an Italian citizen named Andreas Zini, had to be extricated from the vehicle, and was taken to Ventura County Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

Avary was arrested in charges of felony driving under the influence and manslaughter, and was booked into Ventura County jail before he posted a bail amount of $50,000.

It is such a waste of talent. An award-winning writing flushing his life away over one incredibly bad decision, a decision which is made all too frequently, to drink and then drive. Not only does Avary potentially have to serve jail time, but he also has to live forever with the guilt that he killed one person and seriously hurt his wife. We can only hope that this high-profile incident serves as a lesson to other drivers out there, but since day-in and day-out we always hear new stories of drunk drivers killing and being killed, no lesson seems to have stuck yet.

If you or a loved-one has been severely hurt, injured, or even killed by a drunk driver, you need an experienced California personal injury attorney. Contact a lawyer at The Reeves Law Group immediately for a free consultation.


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