Did Brandy Cause Fatal Accident?

R&B singer Brandy was involved and possibly caused a fatal crash, according to a report Wednesday.

The Web site TMZ.com reported that the accident happened at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2006 on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, when Brandy Norwood was driving her Land Rover at 65 miles per hour and didn't realize that the cars in front of her were moving at a much slower rate.

TMZ reported that the singer's vehicle hit a 2005 Toyota, which then hit a 1989 Toyota. The 2005 Toyota slid sideways into the center divider and was hit by a 1988 Acura. The driver of the 2005 Toyota, Awatef Aboudihaj, 38, a Los Angeles mother of one, was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and died the next day.

Brandy was not injured or arrested, and there was no evidence of drug or alcohol use, the Web site reported. Police are doing a mechanical investigation of the cars involved in the accident to determine if there was a malfunction, it said.

In a statement sent to The Showbuzz, Brandy's representative, Courtney Barnes, said: "Brandy was involved in a car accident Dec. 30, 2006, in Los Angeles where there was a fatality. She wishes to publicly express her condolences to the family of the deceased. Brandy asks that you respect the privacy of everyone involved at this time."

When asked why the public hadn't heard about the accident until nearly a month after it happened, a representative for Brandy said that her agency didn't know about it until today and called the accident "quite devastating."

A man answering calls at the Los Angeles Police Department said he didn't have any information on the accident and that the department.

Lamont Bentley, Brandy's "Moesha" co-star, died in January 2005 when his car plunged off the freeway where her accident took place.

Also last month, "Prison Break" star Lane Garrison was the driver in a fatal Beverly Hills accident that killed a 17-year-old who was riding in the car. The two other occupants — 15-year-old girls — were injured in the crash and police said there was evidence that Garrison was driving under the influence.