Crime & Safety

Caitlyn Jenner Sued By Driver in Crash that Killed Calabasas Woman

The woman at the front of the fatal chain reaction car crash on PCH, is suing the former Olympian.

Another woman involved in the fatal Malibu car accident in February involving the former Bruce Jenner sued the ex-Olympian today for personal injury.

Hollywood talent manager Jessica Marie Steindorff, who counts model Alessandro Ambrosio as a client, filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court. The suit seeks unspecified damages.

A representative for Jenner could not be immediately reached.

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Steindorff was driving a 2010 Toyota Prius that was allegedly rear-ended by Jenner in the Feb. 7 chain-reaction crash on Pacific Coast Highway that left Kim Howe of Calabasas dead.

According to sheriff’s deputies, Steindorff’s Prius was stopped on PCH when she was rear-ended by a white Lexus. Jenner’s black SUV with a trailer in tow then rear-ended the white Lexus, sending it into oncoming traffic, where it collided with a black hummer.

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The driver of the Lexus, the 69-year-old Howe of Calabasas, died at the scene. Relatives of Howe have filed a separate suit against Jenner.

Jenner, who said he has long-suffered from gender-identify issues, is now known as Caitlyn Jenner. Jenner made her debut as a woman last week with a photo spread in Vanity Fair.

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Bruce Jenner unveils Caitlyn. Photo by Annie Leibovitz via Vanity Fair

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