Police probing yesterday's fatal car
accident involving Bruce Jenner want to see his phone records and the phone
itself, likely to see if he was texting and driving.
Saturday on the Pacific Coast
Highway in Malibu, Bruce Jenner involved in a fatal car crash in which
one person died and seven were injured.
The 65-year-old Olympic champion
himself was unharmed.
Jenner already volunteered to go to
a nearby hospital to have blood drawn for alcohol testing, and authorities
determined that he was not speeding.
Law enforcement sources also say
Bruce tried to avoid the accident, as the tires on trailer (behind his SUV)
produced significant skid marks.
At the last minute, Bruce's car
swerved to the right, but was unable to avoid the Lexus, which it hit, and
caused to swing left into oncoming traffic.
A Hummer hit the Lexus, killing the
Lexus driver.
The actions of Prius driver, who was
hit from behind by the Lexus in the chain reaction, have also been the subject
of some debate by investigators.
That driver told police she stopped
at a red light, but was about 300 feet away from one, and has given what
authorities describe as a "vague" account.
All of this makes the notion of
Bruce bearing responsibility for this tragedy seem unlikely, but understandably,
the cops are turning over every stone.
It's illegal to text while driving
in the state of California, and if he was doing so when he hit a car, he could
face a vehicular manslaughter charge.
Photos taken right before impact
show Bruce possibly clutching something in his left hand but it's unclear if it's a phone, or anything for that
matter.
Even if he was texting and driving -
a huge reach based on all of this anecdotal evidence - proving he was doing it
at that moment would be difficult.
Maybe even impossible. As for why
they didn't check his phone at the scene, one official responded that "we
were more interested in his sobriety."
Bruce passed the sobriety test, and
was issued no citations.
Jenner, of course, has been a
celebrity gossip staple for years, but never more so than in recent weeks
thanks to his surprising gender transformation.
The accident is still under
investigation, but is not expected to impact his transition from man to woman, or his plans to
unveil it, in any way we know of.
More details to follow as the story
develops ...
