Salma Hayek’s Brother Survives Car Crash, Famous Photographer Dies

<P>Mexican Actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000161/">Salma Hayek’s</A> brother was hospitalized Sunday evening following a vehicle accident in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles, California.</P><P>The collision sadly took the life of one person involved in the fatal crash.</P><P>Sami Hayek, 40, was <a href="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/actress-salma-hayeks-brother-hospitalized-after-fatal-crash/">traveling eastbound on Sunset Boulevard </A>when he lost control of his 2006 Ford GT and struck a 2011 Toyota Truck driving in westbound traffic. The driver of the truck was identified as 20-year-old Alvin Gomez.</P><BLOCKQUOTE lang=en class=twitter-tweet readability="9"><P><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BREAKING&src=hash">#BREAKING</A> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23EXCLUSIVE&src=hash">#EXCLUSIVE</A> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PIC&src=hash">#PIC</A> Brother of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SalmaHayek&src=hash">#SalmaHayek</A> in hospital after crashing <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ford&src=hash">#Ford</A> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GT&src=hash">#GT</A>, killing passenger in <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BelAir&src=hash">#BelAir</A> <a href="http://t.co/tmnl2d1XPA">pic.twitter.com/tmnl2d1XPA</A></P><P>— RMG News (@rmgnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/rmgnews/statuses/437916931379560448">February 24, 2014</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hayek and Gomez were immediately rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for treatment. Hayek suffers from several broken ribs and a head wound. Gomez is being treated for a broken foot.</P><BLOCKQUOTE lang=en class=twitter-tweet readability="8"><P>Only reason I’m alive right now is only because God himself gave me a second chance.. Rest in Peace <a href="http://t.co/dujaSLJYXP">pic.twitter.com/dujaSLJYXP</A></P><P>— Alvin Javier Gomez (@gomez_alvin93) <a href="https://twitter.com/gomez_alvin93/statuses/437942946948587520">February 24, 2014</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hayek’s passenger, Ian Cuttler Sala, was pronounced dead at the scene, succumbing to blunt force trauma to the body. <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/02/25/salma-hayeks-brother-hurt-in-crash-passenger-killed/5814729/">The 43-year-old Mexican-native is</A> “a photographer and art director who won a Grammy for his design of the Johnny Cash: The Legend </EM>music box set.” He has also been the mastermind behind other renowned music artworks like Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings</EM>.</P><BLOCKQUOTE lang=en class=twitter-tweet readability="9"><P>We remember GRAMMY-winning art director, Ian Cutler <a href="http://t.co/TPBWP9M47f">http://t.co/TPBWP9M47f</A><a href="http://t.co/khGsDjpBBz">pic.twitter.com/khGsDjpBBz</A></P><P>— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGRAMMYs/statuses/438455876106457088">February 25, 2014</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>One female celebrity in particular announced her deepest condolences through a Facebook post.</P><P>Beyoncé <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beyonce">posted this message</A> Tuesday:</P><BLOCKQUOTE readability="5"><P>Rest in Peace Ian Cuttler. Ian was a Grammy Award winning art director and photographer who will be greatly missed.  His memorable work includes album covers for “Destiny Fulfilled” and “Dangerously in Love.”</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The local coroner office is expected to conduct a complete autopsy of the photographer’s body. All finds will be relayed to the District Attorney’s office for review.</P><P>Hayek, who is also a furniture designer in Los Angeles, was not arrested for the accident. However, police say that he may face consequences for a traffic violation, which is driving on the wrong side of the road.</P><P>Investigators are currently looking more into what happened, but speed is presumed to be in connection with the fatal accident.</P><P>Image via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVDg7N1B4xo">YouTube</A></EM></P><STRONG class=entry-title>Salma Hayek’s Brother Survives Car Crash, Famous Photographer Dies</STRONG> 2 hours ago <br /><p><a href="http://www.webpronews.com/salma-hayeks-brother-survives-car-crash-famous-photographer-dies-2014-02" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p>

Salma Hayek’s Brother Survives Car Crash, Famous Photographer Dies

Mexican Actress Salma Hayek’s brother was hospitalized Sunday evening following a vehicle accident in the Bel Air community of Los Angele...

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