Autopsy: Passenger in car of Salma Hayek’s brother died from impact
The autopsy for a Grammy-award winning art director killed when a car driven by Salma Hayek’s brother crashed found that the passenger died from the impact of the collision.
Ian Cuttler Sala, 43, of New York died of multiple traumatic injuries from Sunday’s crash, said Ed Winter, spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
Coroner’s officials ruled the wreck an accident, but Los Angeles police said excessive speed and the winding road may have been factors.
Sami Hayek, 40, was driving a Ford GT supercar in Beverly Crest on Sunday afternoon when he lost control on a curvy stretch of Sunset Boulevard near Mapleton Drive, crossed into the westbound lanes and collided with a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.
Sala was his only passenger.
Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Andrew Neiman said traffic investigators found no alcohol or drugs were involved, but Hayek may have been going too fast and lost control of the high-powered vehicle.
“There was a loss of control that sent him fishtailing,” Neiman said.
The final results of the investigation will be turned over to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office for review.
Sala was pronounced dead at the scene. Sami Hayek and the 20-year-old driver of the truck he collided with escaped without major injuries.
According to Sala’s website, his awards include a Grammy for art direction for “Johnny Cash: The Legend” box set music package.
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