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Death of 13-year-old Julia Siegler resonates through Hollywood

Friends and biz associates of industry vet Scott Siegler were rallying around the exec this weekend following the devastating news that his 13-year-old daughter, Julia, was killed in a traffic accident while on her way to school Friday.
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February 28, 2010

From Variety:

Friends and biz associates of industry vet Scott Siegler were rallying around the exec this weekend following the devastating news that his 13-year-old daughter, Julia, was killed in a traffic accident while on her way to school Friday.

Julia Siegler was hit by two cars in what police described as a “horrible accident” on at about 7:20 a.m. while crossing Sunset Boulevard at Cliffwood Drive, near the family home in Brentwood. Siegler was on her way to catch a bus to Harvard-Westlake School, where she was in the eighth grade.

Read the full story at Variety.com.

Early reports had suggested that the accident was a hit-and-run, however police have recently released reports that the incident was, in fact, an accident and that both drivers remained at the scene.

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