Updated at 7:02 a.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Keanu Reeves has close call with L.A. photographer
Advertiser Staff
ANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Keanu Reeves was behind the wheel of a Porsche that allegedly grazed a celebrity photographer standing in the path of the sports car, investigators said today.The photographer fell to the ground and paramedics were called after Reeves' car allegedly struck the man at 7:30 p.m. Monday, said Deputy Ed Hernandez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Reeves, 42, wasn't hurt.
The Associated Press left a phone message for a representative of the actor seeking comment.
"He grazed a paparazzi standing in front of his Porsche and the man fell to the ground," Hernandez said. It wasn't known how fast the Porsche was traveling.
Reeves was leaving a parking space in the Avenida Tranquila residential area near Los Verdes County Golf Course about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, he said.
The photographer, whose name wasn't released, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of unknown injuries, Hernandez said.
The Sheriff's Department was investigating.
Reeves' films include "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," "My Own Private Idaho," "Speed," "Johnny Mnemonic" and "The Matrix." He also plays in the band Dogstar.
