Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary has been sentenced to one year in jail and five years probation for DUI charges and vehicular manslaughter stemming from a tragic auto accident in January 2008.
He caused the Ojai, California, crash in which his car sped out of control at 100 mph resulting in a fatally injury. A family friend visiting from Italy, Andreas Zini, was killed along with critically injuring his own wife, Gretchen.
Avary has reached a $4.1 million settlement with the victim’s family, along with taking full responsibility for his actions.
“It has profoundly altered me to the very core of my being,” he said.
The Pulp Fiction screenwriter will be allowed on the work furlough program so he can continue two film projects.
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