(left-to-right)Writer Roger Avary and producer Samuel Hadida on the set of SILENT HILL.
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Scribe Avary Arrested for Manslaughter

Normally, I wouldn't cover this kind of subject here at Mania but this guy is involved with a few genre-related projects so I'll pass it along. Scribe Roger Avary has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence after a crash killed a man and injured his wife in Ventura county. Avary, who just finished duties as writer & producer for Beowulf, has been slated to write and direct the upcoming Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which was slated for a 2010 theatrical release.

Here's the details from the Associated Press:

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested Sunday on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence after a Ventura County car crash that killed a man and injured Avary's wife, authorities said.

Avary, 42, was the driver in the single-car collision shortly after midnight in Ojai, said Captain Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.

Killed in the accident was Andreas Zini, 34, a resident of Italy who was apparently visiting the couple.

Avary's wife Gretchen, 40, was ejected from the car and found in the road by deputies, Bonfiglio said. She was hospitalized in stable condition.

Avary was booked but later released on $50,000 bail, Bonfiglio said. He did not know whether Avary has hired an attorney.

Avary won an Academy Award for writing "Pulp Fiction," and recently co-wrote the epic "Beowulf." He and his wife live in Ojai, a popular artists' colony and tourist destination 14 miles north of Ventura.