Keanu Reeves' car hit photographer · 2007-03-21 12:39
Keanu Reeves was behind the wheel of a Porsche that allegedly grazed a celebrity photographer standing in the path of the sports car, AP news agency said.
The photographer fell to the ground and paramedics were called after Reeves’ car allegedly struck the man at 7:30 p.m. Monday, said Deputy Ed Hernandez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“He grazed a paparazzi standing in front of his Porsche and the man fell to the ground,” Hernandez said. It wasn’t known how fast the Porsche was traveling at the time.
Reeves’ lawyer, Jay Lavely, said Tuesday that the incident “appears to have been brought on more by the actions of the paparazzo than by the actions of Mr. Reeves.”
“The paparazzo, who had followed Mr. Reeves to Palos Verdes, was standing in front of Mr. Reeves’ car blocking his way when Mr. Reeves got into his car to leave. Mr. Reeves assumed that he would move away when he started to slowly inch the car away from the curb,” Lavely said.
The Sheriff’s Department was investigating the incident.
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