According to the Los Angeles Times, Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty in the 2008 crash that killed a passenger and seriously injured his wife in Ojai.
Avary, the co-writer of “Pulp Fiction” and “Beowulf”, plead guilty in August to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges stemming from the January 13, 2008 crash. According to investigators, Avary, 44, was at the wheel of a Mercedes sedan that was traveling at more than 100 mph when it crashed into a telephone pole.
The passenger, Andreas Zini, 34, and his wife, are from Italy and were visiting the Avarys while on their honeymoon. Zini was killed in the accident and Avary’s wife, Gretchen, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered serious injuries.
Avary and Quentin Tarantino co-wrote “Pulp Fiction” and took home an Academy Award in 1994. Avary also co-wrote the screenplay for 2007′s fantasy hit “Beowulf.”
