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Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, accepted a plea deal after facing a vehicular manslaughter charge.

The Whittier Police Department investigated the crash and recommended that the officer involved be charged with vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run causing death, according to department spokesperson Officer Emily Armstrong.

He added that the fire was about "a mile up the mountain with no vehicular access, so it's a particularly complicated incident for us to tackle".

Sun was questioned at the scene and ultimately booked on suspicion of drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter.

Barajas, 31, was hospitalized with major injuries and was booked Monday night on suspicion of two counts of vehicular manslaughter and causing great bodily injury while driving intoxicated, jail records show.