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Plastic Surgeon Was Texting in Car Before Fatal Crash
By Howard Breuer
Tuesday August 17, 2010
Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to Heidi Montag and other celebrities,
was sending a Twitter message about his border collie just before his
fatal car accident, his ex-girlfriend tells PEOPLE.
"He lived up in Malibu on a tiny street and he was texting while
driving and he accidentally went over the cliff," Charmaine Blake
says.
Blake, a celebrity publicist, says Ryan's family was told by
investigators that the Tweeting caused the wreck on Monday.
The dog, whose name is Jill (Blake's middle name) was in the car at
the time of the crash and survived injuries to the head, eye and paw.
The California Highway Patrol confirms Ryan was texting before the
crash, but investigators have not officially determined the cause of
the accident.
"It is one of the elements that we are investigating," CHP Officer
Steven Reid says.
Blake says she lived with Ryan from 2003 to 2006. After breaking up,
they remained close and Ryan was also helping support her, says Blake.
"It was the only serious relationship I ever had and he was the love
of my life," Blake, 29, says. "It was hard for us to stay away from
each other."
She adds that she hopes other people learn from this tragedy that
"people should not text and drive at all."
Plastic Surgeon Was Texting in Car Before Fatal Crash
By Howard Breuer
Tuesday August 17, 2010
Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to Heidi Montag and other celebrities,
was sending a Twitter message about his border collie just before his
fatal car accident, his ex-girlfriend tells PEOPLE.
"He lived up in Malibu on a tiny street and he was texting while
driving and he accidentally went over the cliff," Charmaine Blake
says.
Blake, a celebrity publicist, says Ryan's family was told by
investigators that the Tweeting caused the wreck on Monday.
The dog, whose name is Jill (Blake's middle name) was in the car at
the time of the crash and survived injuries to the head, eye and paw.
The California Highway Patrol confirms Ryan was texting before the
crash, but investigators have not officially determined the cause of
the accident.
"It is one of the elements that we are investigating," CHP Officer
Steven Reid says.
Blake says she lived with Ryan from 2003 to 2006. After breaking up,
they remained close and Ryan was also helping support her, says Blake.
"It was the only serious relationship I ever had and he was the love
of my life," Blake, 29, says. "It was hard for us to stay away from
each other."
She adds that she hopes other people learn from this tragedy that
"people should not text and drive at all."
