Monthly Archives: August 2010

Did texting/tweeting play a role in plastic surgeon’s death?

In Los Angeles, police are investigating the accident that killed local celebrity plastic surgeon Frank Ryan, including the chance texting/tweeting from his phone may have been involved.

According to the Associated Press, Ryan’s last post on Twitter was at 4:10 p.m. PDT Monday. It included a photo of his dog looking out at the ocean with the caption, “Border collie jill surveying the view from atop the sand dune.” The crash was first reported 24 minutes later at 4:34 p.m. by a motorist who witnessed the accident. Police say the doctor’s 1995 Jeep Wrangler went off the side of Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu and landed on its roof Monday afternoon.