Chris Soules was a fading reality star who’d gone from “The Bachelor” to “Dancing With the Stars” — before making headlines in April 2017 with a fatal auto accident. The wholesome farmer was busted in Iowa for fleeing the scene of a deadly tractor trailer accident. Authorities says that Soules was driving the pickup truck that rear-ended a tractor near the town of Aurora. He called 911, but then reportedly drove off as local man Kenny Mosher, who’d been driving the tractor trailer, was dying in a ditch. The case is still in the courts, with Iowa insiders saying that a plea deal “is close” to being reached. Soules would still be left joining the ranks of other stars who’ve joined the ranks of celebrities in prison or nearly had their careers ruined over the deadly serious scandal of being involved in murder…
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Former “Melrose Place” actress
Amy Locane was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in 2012 for a drunken-driving crash two years earlier that killed Helene Seeman, and seriously injured her husband. Police in Somerset County, N.J., found Amy’s blood-alcohol level was nearly three times above the legal limit. She was given the minimum sentence of three years in prison and released on parole in June 2015, after serving two years and four months.
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Mötley Crüe front man
Vince Neil left a 1984 party in Redondo Beach, Calif., to go on a booze run with a friend, Nicholas Dingley. Neil lost control of his car and hit an oncoming vehicle, killing his passenger and causing brain damage to the two occupants of the other car. Amazingly, Neil spent only 15 days in jail and served five years on probation — and his band later ended their shows with an encore of
Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock."
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Matthew Broderick was driving a rented BMW in Ireland in 1987 with girlfriend
Jennifer Grey — his costar in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” — when he crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo driven by Anna Gallagher, who was traveling with her mother, 63. Both were killed instantly. The star was convicted of careless driving and got away with a modest fine of $175 — which the victims’ family slammed as a “travesty of justice.”
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Long before
Duane Chapman became TV’s “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” one of his buddies accidentally shot and killed a drug dealer. Chapman was waiting in the car at the time, but he was still convicted of first-degree murder. The reality star served only 18 months at Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville.
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Rebecca Gayheart avoided jail time for a June 2014 incident that left a 9-year-old boy dead after she hit him with her car. The actress and model was facing up to a year in Los Angeles County Jail, and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
She was sentenced to three years’ probation, a one-year suspension of her license, a $2,800 fine and 750 hours of community service.
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“Prison Break” actor
Lane Garrison landed behind bars for real after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving. He killed 17-year-old Vahagn Setian, a passenger in his car. Two 15-year-old girls were also injured in the crash. He was sentenced to 40 months in jail on Oct. 31, 2007, and released in April 2009. He was also ordered to pay $300,000 restitution to the victims and their families.
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NASCAR bad boy
Tony Stewart forced rival driver
Kevin Ward Jr. off the track during a 2014 sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York — and then ran him over! A livid Ward had walked onto the track to confront Stewart, who was still racing. Stewart hit and killed Ward. The NASCAR star endured a firestorm of criticism, but faced no charges. A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Ward’s family was later settled.
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Future first lady
Laura Bush was a teenager in 1963
when she ran a stop sign in Midland, Texas, and hit another car. The crash caused the death of 17-year-old Michael Douglas, who was also a close friend and high school classmate. She was never charged. In her memoir, “Spoken from the Heart,” Laura blamed the tragedy on a dark road, the size of the "Stop" sign, and the handling of her victim’s car.
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“Moesha” star
Brandy Norwood was driving home on Dec. 30, 2006,
when she was involved in a freeway pile-up that claimed the life of mother-of-two Awatef Aboudihaj. Police said that Norwood was driving 65 mph, and didn’t notice that traffic in front of her had slowed down when she slammed into Aboudihaj’s Toyota. Although Norwood repeatedly said, “I should have stopped,” No charges were filed due to lack of evidence.
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Boxing promoter Don King was charged with killing two men 13 years apart. The first was ruled a justifiable homicide because the victim had been trying to rob one of King’s illegal gambling houses. In the second case, King stomped to death an employee who owed him $600. He was convicted of “non-negligent” homicide and served less than three years behind bars for the 1966 death.
Former “Melrose Place” actress
Amy Locane was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in 2012 for a drunken-driving crash two years earlier that killed Helene Seeman, and seriously injured her husband. Police in Somerset County, N.J., found Amy’s blood-alcohol level was nearly three times above the legal limit. She was given the minimum sentence of three years in prison and released on parole in June 2015, after serving two years and four months.
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Mötley Crüe front man
Vince Neil left a 1984 party in Redondo Beach, Calif., to go on a booze run with a friend, Nicholas Dingley. Neil lost control of his car and hit an oncoming vehicle, killing his passenger and causing brain damage to the two occupants of the other car. Amazingly, Neil spent only 15 days in jail and served five years on probation — and his band later ended their shows with an encore of
Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock."
Matthew Broderick was driving a rented BMW in Ireland in 1987 with girlfriend
Jennifer Grey — his costar in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” — when he crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo driven by Anna Gallagher, who was traveling with her mother, 63. Both were killed instantly. The star was convicted of careless driving and got away with a modest fine of $175 — which the victims’ family slammed as a “travesty of justice.”
Long before
Duane Chapman became TV’s “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” one of his buddies accidentally shot and killed a drug dealer. Chapman was waiting in the car at the time, but he was still convicted of first-degree murder. The reality star served only 18 months at Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville.
Rebecca Gayheart avoided jail time for a June 2014 incident that left a 9-year-old boy dead after she hit him with her car. The actress and model was facing up to a year in Los Angeles County Jail, and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
She was sentenced to three years’ probation, a one-year suspension of her license, a $2,800 fine and 750 hours of community service.
“Prison Break” actor
Lane Garrison landed behind bars for real after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving. He killed 17-year-old Vahagn Setian, a passenger in his car. Two 15-year-old girls were also injured in the crash. He was sentenced to 40 months in jail on Oct. 31, 2007, and released in April 2009. He was also ordered to pay $300,000 restitution to the victims and their families.
NASCAR bad boy
Tony Stewart forced rival driver
Kevin Ward Jr. off the track during a 2014 sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York — and then ran him over! A livid Ward had walked onto the track to confront Stewart, who was still racing. Stewart hit and killed Ward. The NASCAR star endured a firestorm of criticism, but faced no charges. A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Ward’s family was later settled.
Future first lady
Laura Bush was a teenager in 1963
when she ran a stop sign in Midland, Texas, and hit another car. The crash caused the death of 17-year-old Michael Douglas, who was also a close friend and high school classmate. She was never charged. In her memoir, “Spoken from the Heart,” Laura blamed the tragedy on a dark road, the size of the "Stop" sign, and the handling of her victim’s car.
“Moesha” star
Brandy Norwood was driving home on Dec. 30, 2006,
when she was involved in a freeway pile-up that claimed the life of mother-of-two Awatef Aboudihaj. Police said that Norwood was driving 65 mph, and didn’t notice that traffic in front of her had slowed down when she slammed into Aboudihaj’s Toyota. Although Norwood repeatedly said, “I should have stopped,” No charges were filed due to lack of evidence.
Boxing promoter Don King was charged with killing two men 13 years apart. The first was ruled a justifiable homicide because the victim had been trying to rob one of King’s illegal gambling houses. In the second case, King stomped to death an employee who owed him $600. He was convicted of “non-negligent” homicide and served less than three years behind bars for the 1966 death.
