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ByTamiAbdollah The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Sheriff's in- vestigators will present ev- idence to prosecutors for a vehicular manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jen- ner for her role in a fatal car crash last February, officials said Thursday. Investigators found that Jenner was driving "unsafe for the prevailing road con- ditions" when her SUV rear- ended a Lexus, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Depart- ment spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said. Jenner was hauling an off- road vehicle on a trailer be- hind her Cadillac Escalade on Feb. 7 when she steered to avoid cars slowing for a traffic light in front of her on the Pacific Coast High- way in Malibu. Jenner's SUV rear-ended two cars, pushing the Lexus into oncoming traffic and also hitting a Prius. The Lexus driver, 69-year-old Kim Howe, was killed when her car was struck head-on by a Hummer. The case will be pre- sented to prosecutors for final review next week, Nishida said. The district attorney's office will deter- mine what charges Jenner ultimately faces. If convicted of such a charge, Jenner could face up to one year in county jail. Jenner's attorney Blair Berk declined comment. The fatal crash occurred months before Caitlyn Jen- ner's transition. She was formerly known as Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion and Kim Kardashian's stepfa- ther. Howe's stepchildren have filed suit against Jenner claiming they've suffered enormous damages. The lawsuit by Dana Red- mond and William Howe does not specify how much they are seeking. They claim Jenner was negli- gent when she collided with their stepmother's car, caus- ing them and other relatives "great losses." Attorneys for Howe's step-children, Dana Red- mond and William Howe, did not immediately re- turn email messages seek- ing comment. Another woman, Jessica Steindorff, who was driv- ing the Prius, also filed suit seeking unspecified dam- ages. A phone message for Steindorff's attorney, Brad Simon, was not immedi- ately returned on Thursday. Jenner's transition has played out in public over the past several months and in- cluded a high-profile inter- view with ABC's Diane Saw- yer last April, in which Jen- ner, appearing nervous at first, declared, "Yes, for all intents and purposes, I am a woman." Jenner last month re- ceived the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY Awards for her bravery for publicly coming out as a transgender woman. She also appeared on the July cover of Vanity Fair — her transition complete — with a photo of a long-haired Jen- ner in a strapless corset, legs crossed, sitting on a stool. Jenner also debuted a new Twitter account with: "I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me." An E! Entertainment net- work documentary series "I Am Cait," depicting Jen- ner's transition from a man to a woman, began airing on July 26. Jenner has vowed to use her to celebrity platform to urge acceptance for others who are transgender.. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Police: Caitlyn Jenner could face manslaughter in crash RINGOH.W.CHIU—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy guards the scene of a collision involving three vehicles in Malibu. By Sudhin Thanawala The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The fed- eral government's deci- sion to try to seize the property of a large medi- cal marijuana dispensary cannot be second-guessed by a court, a federal ap- peals court ruled Thurs- day as it rejected a law- suit by a California city that wants to keep the dis- pensary open. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said pros- ecutors have discretion to bring the type of civil for- feiture action they are pur- suing against Harborside Health Center in Oakland, and a separate procedure exists to challenge those decisions. The court af- firmed a lower court ruling dismissing the city's law- suit against the attorney general and U.S. attorney for Northern California. A representative of the city attorney's office did not immediately comment. Harborside bills itself as the nation's largest medical marijuana dispensary. U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said at the time she began the process to seize Harborside's property in 2012 that Harborside vi- olated federal law by sell- ing marijuana, even though medical marijuana was le- gal in California. The Department of Jus- tice more recently said it wouldn't interfere with state marijuana laws as long as the states tightly regulate the drug and make efforts to keep it from chil- dren, criminal drug cartels and other states. Oakland's lawsuit try- ing to block the seizure was thought to be the first brought by a local govern- ment on behalf of a pot shop. The city argued that Harborside's closure would deprive it of much-needed tax revenue and increase crime by creating a black market for marijuana. The appeals court said the expected tax revenue loss was sufficient grounds to give Oakland the right to bring the lawsuit. But the court said the proper venue to challenge the govern- ment's decision is the for- feiture proceeding itself. Oakland, however, is un- able to participate in the forfeiture action because it lacks an interest in Harbor- side's property, the court said. The forfeiture case against the dispensary had been put on hold and Har- borside remains open, said Henry Wykowski, Harbor- side's attorney. He noted that the 9th Circuit ruling said Har- borside was following state and local laws, and said he was hopeful the U.S. Attor- ney's Office would dismiss the case "in light of all of the voter initiatives and polls that show the major- ity of people think that can- nabis should be legalized." MARIJUANA Co ur t re je ct s lawsuit over pot dispensary C a l l 8 7 7- 4 D A D 4 11 o r v i s i t w w w . f a t h e r h o o d . g o v be a dad today. Take time to FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 7 A