I was browsing the City of Los Angeles site looking to find out what the commotion is over on Hollywood Blvd and I ran across this piece in the LAPD section.
Well Known Photographer Dies In Traffic Collision
Turns out it was a report about the accident that killed Helmut Newton. I didn’t even know he was dead! Wow…
And if you want to be really depressed just read through the latest press releases.
Semi-MIA blogger Sean Aron (http://aron.org/) witnessed the crash (or did he see the aftermath?) when it happened. His archives on the incident are gone, but I do remember his recount of it.
Reading your post was like a blast from the past.