Brian Damage
08-23-2009, 07:48 AM
VENTURA, Calif. -- An Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction" has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for a crash that killed a passenger in his Mercedes.
Roger Avary, 43, of Ojai entered the pleas Tuesday in a Ventura court. He'll be sentenced next month and remains free on bail.
Authorities say Avary was intoxicated when his car hit a telephone pole in Ojai on Jan. 13, 2008. The crash injured his wife and killed 34-year-old Andreas Zini, who was visiting from Italy.
Avary has apologized for the accident.
Avary and Quentin Tarantino share the 1995 Academy Award for writing "Pulp Fiction." He also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie "Beowulf."
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Roger Avary, 43, of Ojai entered the pleas Tuesday in a Ventura court. He'll be sentenced next month and remains free on bail.
Authorities say Avary was intoxicated when his car hit a telephone pole in Ojai on Jan. 13, 2008. The crash injured his wife and killed 34-year-old Andreas Zini, who was visiting from Italy.
Avary has apologized for the accident.
Avary and Quentin Tarantino share the 1995 Academy Award for writing "Pulp Fiction." He also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie "Beowulf."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i7dcd79987813f41764db79f8bb150008