Orlando Bloom may be in a heap o' trouble over the L.A. car crash he was involved in last week. Orlando, we recall, was videotaped attempting to slink away from the wreck, where his two female passengers lay bleeding and injured. The actor was finally convinced by paps to return to the scene and take responsibility - but his initial attempt to flee may still cause him to face hit-and-run charges. TMZ reports that the LAPD has sent the case to the D.A., who will decide what if any action to take against Mr. Bloom.
I'm no lawyer, but it seems to me that any hit-and-run charges against Orlando here would be flimsy at best. I mean, he did eventually go back and take care of his injured friends - so technically he didn't walk away. And just because he's on tape sauntering off doesn't mean he actually meant to just leave it - he could've been disoriented, or perhaps he was trying to get someplace where there was better cell-phone reception before he called 911. Am I helping you out here at all Orlando?
Oh, let's face it - Orlando messed up. Even if he escapes a criminal charge, he will still have to deal with looking like a total jerk-ass. It would've been one thing if he'd been alone when he wrecked the car, but there were two women in there with him, and they were both covered in blood. And one of them was supposedly a "childhood friend" of Orlando's. What does it say about the guy that he would just try to stroll merrily off like that? Sorry, but in my eyes this guy will always be a total fiend.
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