Bruce will not get in trouble with the law as a result of his deadly car
crash ... at least that's the way it appears based on a new photo.
The picture was taken by an independent photo agency just before
Bruce slammed into a Lexus Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu,
sending that driver into oncoming traffic where she was killed after
colliding with a Hummer.
It was unclear what, if anything, Bruce was holding in his left hand
seconds before the crash. But the new photo shows Bruce clutching a
cigarette, not a cell phone. The photo (above) is the first in a
sequence shot by the agency, just before the Lexus comes into frame.
TMZ broke the story, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department was getting a search warrant to determine if Bruce was texting at the time of the collision ... but this picture would seem to make that unnecessary.
It's illegal to text while driving and motorists who do can be
prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter if someone dies as a result.
Based on the evidence gathered so far, it seems Bruce will not face any sort of criminal prosecution.
As TMZ reported, he
slammed on his brakes before impact
and veered right to avoid the Lexus. And deputies believe a Prius in
front of the Lexus may have made a sudden stop, triggering the
collision.
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