Two paparazzi in hot pursuit of Britney Spears around Beverly Hills ended up getting into an accident on Monday that sent one one shutterbug to the hospital.
According to the Beverly Hills Police Department , the collision occurred at 5 p.m. at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Elm Drive, about a mile from the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel. One of the photographers, who was tracking the pop tart in a Range Rover, hung an illegal right turn into a fellow paparazzo riding a motorcycle.
The latter, described by TMZ as a celeb "spotter," was knocked off his bike. He sustained cuts to his arms and legs, police said.
The man was transported to nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was treated and discharged late Monday.
Police declined to identify either of the photogs, and no citations have been issued. "There was no evidence of DUI or any evidence of criminal intent on either party," the Beverly Hills PD said in a statement.
The "Toxic" singer was not involved in the incident, and the rest of the paparazzi continued chasing her to her next destination.
Ironically, just last week, paparazzi cameras caught the performer apparently making an illegal left turn and running a red light with her two sons and a court-appointed monitor in the car.
Kevin Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is reviewing photographs and video of Spears' maneuver and could be in court Wednesday seeking to further restrict her custody rights for two-year-old Sean Preston and one-year-old Jayden James.
As it stands, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon is expected to issue a ruling on Nov. 26 about whether the 25-year-old popster will be allowed to drive her kids around.
Spears, who only recently obtained a valid California driver's license at Gordon's behest, has a history of motoring mishaps.
She was slapped with a misdemeanor count of hit-and-run after dinging another vehicle in a parking lot in August. The charge was subsequently dismissed after she reached a cash settlement with the car's owner—Spears paid about $1,000 to cover the fender-bender.
Since then, Spears has run over the foot of a paparazzo, an incident captured on video. However, the dinged-up shutterbug declined to press charges.
Meanwhile, the LAPD is still investigating an incident last month in which Spears allegedly ran over the foot of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy while fleeing the courthouse. No charges have currently been filed.
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