Unsafe Turn Caused Crash That Killed Celebrity Plastic Surgeon

VENTURA (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says an unsafe turn caused the Jeep accident that killed celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan.

The 50-year-old Beverly Hills surgeon, whose patients included reality TV star Heidi Montag, musician Vince Neil and actor Lorenzo Lamas, was killed Aug. 16 on Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County west of Malibu.

The Ventura County Star says the CHP investigation concluded this week that Ryan died after making an unsafe turn, causing his southbound 1995 Jeep Wrangler to drift to the right and overturn down a rocky coastal embankment.

Ryan was trapped inside the vehicle with major head injuries.

Ryan was riding with his dog, which was injured.

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