Oscar-winning Pulp Fiction co-writer charged with driving under influence, manslaughter

Hollywood, CA

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary, who was the co-writer of Pulp Fiction as well as Beowulf, was arrested and charged with manslaughter.

He was arrested on Monday morning under the suspicion of manslaughter, and driving under the influence.

The 42-year-old was the driver in a collision on Sunday shortly after midnight. The accident resulted in the death of a passenger. The passenger was a guest of Avary and his wife, Gretchen.

The passenger was in town, on a visit from Italy. The jaws of life had to be used to free the guest from the crash.

He died at the Ventura County Medical center

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Oscar-winning Pulp Fiction co-writer charged with driving under influence, manslaughter

Hollywood, CA

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary, who was the co-writer of Pulp Fiction as well as Beowulf, was arrested and charged with manslaughter.

He was arrested on Monday morning under the suspicion of manslaughter, and driving under the influence.

The 42-year-old was the driver in a collision on Sunday shortly after midnight. The accident resulted in the death of a passenger. The passenger was a guest of Avary and his wife, Gretchen.

The passenger was in town, on a visit from Italy. The jaws of life had to be used to free the guest from the crash.

He died at the Ventura County Medical center

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"Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Robert Avary issues statement about DUI crash death

Hollywood, CA

Screenwriter Roger Avary (who shared the Oscar with Quentin Tarantino for Pulp Fiction and co-wrote Beowulf with Neil Gaiman) apologized Monday for the car wreck that killed a friend and badly injured Avary's wife.

"Roger wishes to publicly convey his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased," said a statement released by Avary's publicist Julie Polkes. "Words cannot express how sorry he is, and this tragic accident will always haunt him."

Arrested and booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony drunken driving after the accident at 12:34 a.m. Sunday in Ojai, Avary, 42, was released on $50,000 bail and due to be arraigned on Friday. More >>

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