Early on Friday, July 4, TMZ reported that Sophia Hutchins, a close friend and longtime manager of Caitlyn Jenner, had tragically died in an ATV accident. The news was later confirmed by PEOPLE. According to PEOPLE, the accident occurred on the morning of Wednesday, July 2, near Jenner’s home in Malibu, California. Hutchins was driving an ATV down a road when she collided with the bumper of a moving vehicle carrying two passengers. The impact caused the ATV to veer off the road and plunge approximately 350 feet into a ravine. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The passengers in the other vehicle were not injured.
Who was Sophia Hutchins?
Hutchins, 29, was well known for her professional relationship with Jenner and her appearances on the reality series I Am Cait. Caitlyn and Sophia met in 2015, and bonded over their shared experience as transgenger women.
Though she had left the role, Hutchins served as CEO of the Caitlyn Jenner Foundation and was a prominent figure in Jenner’s public and philanthropic life. She was also the founder of LUMASOL, a sunscreen mist company, where she had been serving as CEO. Beforing entering the business world, Hutchins obtained a degree in economics and finance from Pepperdine Univeristy, in Malibu.
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