Chris Brown Crashes Car While Evading Paparazzi

First Published: February 10, 2013 5:04 PM EST Credit: Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Chris Brown attends the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on November 18, 2012 Police in Beverly Hills say Chris Brown escaped injury after crashing his Porsche into a wall while being chased by paparazzi.

Lt. Lincoln Hoshino said the collision occurred around noon Saturday. Brown told police that he lost control of his black Porsche during the chase.

Hoshino said police will investigate the incident. He said he didn’t know whether the paparazzi in the pursuing vehicles have been identified.

A call to Brown’s lawyer was not immediately returned.

The crash came a day before the Grammy Awards, where Brown is up for best urban contemporary album.

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