Pulp Fiction Crash

I am sad to report that Roger Avary, Quentin Tarantino’s co-writer on the 1994 film Pulp Fiction, was arrested on Sunday following a fatal crash in Southern California. Reuters has the scoop:

Avary, 42, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence, said Capt. Monica McGrath of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

He was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail, she said in an interview.

The collision occurred in the city of Ojai, 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles, at about 1 a.m.

A passenger in Avary’s car, Andreas Zedini, a 34-year-old native of Italy, died of his injuries at a local hospital, McGrath said. Avary’s wife, Gretchen, 40, was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being ejected from the car. Her condition was not immediately known.

The Canadian-born Avary wrote and directed the cult French-based thriller Killing Zoe (1994), and more recently was the co-writer and executive producer of Beowulf (2007).