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Heidi Montag's Plastic Surgeon Was Texting Just Before Fatal Accident

by Amar Toor on August 18, 2010 at 09:50 AM

dr. frank ryanPlastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan, the man who turned Heidi Montag into a tragicomedic freak of science, died in a car crash on Monday after driving his car off of a cliff in Malibu. And, according to one of Ryan's former flames, texting might be to blame.

Charmaine Blake, Ryan's ex-girlfriend, recently revealed to People that the surgeon was tweeting about his border collie just before his fatal crash. "He lived up in Malibu on a tiny street and he was texting while driving and he accidentally went over the cliff," says Blake, who is also a celebrity publicist. Blake went on to say that investigators have already told Ryan's family that the doctor's tweeting caused the accident, although the California Highway Patrol has yet to declare an official cause. Although CHP officer Steven Reid confirms that Ryan was indeed typing away on his phone, he insists that, at this point, the tweeting is just "one of the elements that we are investigating."

Blake, who lived with Ryan from 2003 to 2006, remained close with her ex even after splitting up. Distraught as she (and Montag) may be about Ryan's untimely deatRh, Blake remains hopeful that others can learn from this tragedy. As she bluntly reminds us, "People should not text and drive at all." [From: People and USA Today]

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