Chris Soules.Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty
Chris Souleshas made his first red carpet appearance since he was involved in afatal 2017 car accident.
On Friday, the formerBachelorstar, 38, smiled for photos at KIIS FM’s iHeartRadioJingle Ball 2019 concertin Los Angeles while wearing a maroon shirt and gray pants.
At the event, Soules toldEntertainment Tonightthat his red carpet appearance didn’t mean he was “really returning to the spotlight,” adding that he was there to watch the show with pals, and fellowBachelorNation membersAshley Iaconetti,Jared Haibon,Caelynn Miller-KeyesandDean Unglert.
Chris Soules.Vivien Killilea/Getty
After calling police and administering CPR, Soules got into a different truck and drove himself home once paramedics arrived, which eventually resulted in his arrest and a charge of leaving the scene of an accident with a fatality. Though a felony, the charge was later amended to leaving the scene of an accident causing serious injury, which is an aggravated misdemeanor.
Mosher, a war veteran, died after being taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
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Soules — who receivedtwo years of probationin August —recalled the incident to PEOPLEin September, and said that even two-and-a-half years on, the crash was never far from his mind.
“The trauma of being involved in [the accident] is something I cannot describe,” he said. “I think about it every day. … My outlook on life has changed forever.”
“I’ll live with [what happened] forever,” added Soules. “But I will carry on, and as a result of the tragedy, do something bigger and better with my life.”
source: people.com
