Paparazzi Killed In Car Crash Chasing Who He Thought Was Justin Bieber
David Guerra a photographer chasing a Ferrari that he thought was being driven by a marijuana smoking Justin Bieber died in a car crash Tuesday (Jan 1) while attempting to take photos of Bieber while his vehicle was pulled over by police.
A paparazzo attempting to shoot photos of Justin Bieber's Ferrari was hit by another car and killed this evening -- although Bieber was NOT behind the wheel of the Ferrari ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Bieber's white Ferrari was pulled over by California Highway Patrol for speeding on the 405 ... near the Getty Center in LA. The CHP directed the driver to pull off the freeway, onto Sepulveda Blvd.
According to our sources, Bieber was DEFINITELY not driving at the time.
We're told a paparazzo -- who was following the Ferrari at the time of the pull over -- attempted to snap pics while officers conducted the traffic stop.
The photog then crossed Sepulveda to snap pics and was told twice by the CHP to go back to his car on the other side of the road. When the photog tried crossing back, he was struck by an oncoming vehicle as he crossed back and was killed.
A source connected with the photo agency for whom Chris Guerra did freelance work tells TMZ ... Chris called him at 5:16 Tuesday afternoon. Chris said, "Man, you won't believe my luck. It's pretty dead in L.A.. Everybody thinks Justin and Selena are in Mexico, but they're not."This incident happened yesterday but it is now being reported that Justin wasn't driving the vehicle, it was Young Money rapper Lil Twist that was driving Justin's vehicle.
Maybe this incident will shed light on the growing issue of photographers recklessly pursuing celebs for a photos...I see Miley Cyrus didn't mence words via Twitter about the situation.
Hope this paparazzi/JB accident brings on some changes in '13 Paparazzi are dangerous! Wasn't Princess Di enough of a wake up call?!
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) January 2, 2013


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