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Investigators to recommend charges against Caitlyn Jenner in fatal crash

LOS ANGELES -- Sheriff's investigators plan to recommend prosecutors file a vehicular manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jenner for her role in a fatal car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu in February.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida says investigators found that Jenner was driving "unsafe for the prevailing road conditions" because her SUV rear-ended a Lexus, pushing it into oncoming traffic.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a deadly collision involving four vehicles on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, in Malibu, Calif. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

The Lexus driver, 69-year-old Kim Howe, was killed when her car was struck head-on by a Hummer.

Nishida says the case will be presented for final review next week. The district attorney will determine what charges Jenner ultimately faces.

If convicted of such a charge, Jenner would face up to one year in county jail.

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