Orlando Bloom's Hit-and-Run Case Wilts

Orlando Bloom won't be parked in court for his motoring mishap.

The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office announced Friday that the Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings star would not face any charges stemming from a smashup earlier this month that left one of his passengers with a fractured neck.

D.A. spokeswoman Jane Robison tells E! News that, due to "insufficient evidence," Bloom will avoid a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge for the Oct. 12 incident.

According to the D.A.'s charge evaluation worksheet, Bloom was being shadowed by four paparazzo-filled cars and one car full of fans in the early morning hours. The report indicates that two of the camera-wielding pursuers attempted to cut off the black 2003 Toyota Matrix being driven by Bloom, causing him to swerve into a Porsche Cayenne parked on the side of the street.

As documented by paparazzi footage and noted in the D.A. report, Bloom walked approximately 60 feet away from the cars. However, the D.A. says Bloom wasn't attempting to flee the scene but rather sought "to avoid paparazzi's continued pursuit."

Bloom returned to the crash site within moments.

Video of the event seems to show him doing so only after a cameraman cautioned Bloom that he could be rung up on hit-and-run charges. Prosecutors were apparently uninterested in his motive for returning to the scene, only that he did.

The D.A.'s report also states that Bloom was not driving under the influence, despite him being seen leaving a bar with his two female passengers just minutes before the accident.

Instead, the report characterized him as "dazed."

The 30-year-old suffered no injuries in the incident. One of his female passengers suffered a fractured neck, but the injury was not serious; the other sustained cuts from her seat belt.

While Bloom is now in the clear, the offending shutterbugs may not be as lucky.

An investigation into the paparazzi's potentially dangerous driving tactics remains open.

Via eonline