Reality TV stars Kourtney and  Khloe Kardashian took in the sights and sounds of polo Sunday afternoon in Wellington, and Page2Live’s got the exclusive pictures! The sisters, with Kourtney’s baby daddy Scott Disick and their spawn in tow, materialized at International Polo Club Palm Beach to watch the sports of kings, but also to film an episode of the season 2 of their show, E!’s Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. Sipping champagne and riding with hunky Wellington polo star Nic Roldan, the sisters seemed to enjoy their afternoon. The TV show’s new season kicks off in June. Click here, or on the photo, for more on the Kardashians’ afternoon.

Polo star Nick Roldan gives an obviously uncomfortable Kourtney Kardashian a ride on his pony (Click on the photo for more)

John Goodman, at a polo function with actress Hillary Duff (Click on the photo for more)

The family of fresh college graduate Scott Wilson, who was killed Feb. 12 when his car was broadsided in rural Wellington by International Polo Club Palm Beach boss John Goodman, is “very pleased” with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into the accident.

This, despite the facts that no finding has been released a month after the incident, or that Goodman hasn’t been charged, according to one of the Wilsons’ attorneys.

Goodman survived with minor injuries, and authorities are considering criminal charges. Goodman, 46, was at two parties before the accident, and was accused by his ex-wife last year of being a cocaine abuser.

“Scott’s parents understand that this is a high-profile situation and that everyone involved is trying to dot the ‘i’s and cross the ‘t’s,” said West Palm Beach attorney Scott Smith, who represents Wilson’s dad, William. “The family doesn’t want anyone to make a mistake on this.”

When asked about a recent Page2Live scoop about the fact that Palm Beach County Fire Rescue firefighters and paramedics failed to find Wilson, who drowned strapped in his seat in the upside down car submerged in a canal, Smith said the family wants to allow the agency to investigate its response to the crash.

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Akon, at a concert in Boca's Mizner Park in October (Michele Sandberg/Special to Page2Live)

It’s like bringing Tiger Woods to a family values conference.

R & B superstar Akon, singer of Locked Up, is slated for a March 19 concert in the arena of the Wellington’s Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

There’ll also be a showjumping competition that night — the Puissance International, with a $25,000 purse.

The rapper caused a worldwide storm when he simulated a sex act on stage with the 15-year-old daughter of a preacher. The stunt cost him the sponsorship of Verizon.

Let’s see: highbrow and lowbrow in the same place? That could be fun!

Wilson's car, shortly after it was pulled out of a canal Feb. 12 (Click on the photo for more about the accident)

Shocking development in the aftermath of the car crash that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson and injured International Polo Club Palm Beach founder John Goodman: As many as 10 Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responders have been notified that they are under internal investigation.

Their superiors want to know whether the crew from Wellington’s Station 27 followed procedures because Wilson’s body was not found until an hour after the Feb. 12 crash.

Page2Live has been told exclusively that two firefighters searched Wilson’s submerged car, which was upside down in a canal. But the rescuer could not find Wilson in the early morning darkness and gave up the search.In time, fire rescue left the scene when they thought their work was done.

But the jaws of sheriff’s deputies left behind dropped when Wilson’s Hyundai Sonata was hoisted back on the road, revealing his body on the seat.

Said a fire rescue source: “Our guys obviously didn’t look for a body hard enough.”

Fire Rescue spokesman Capt. Don Delucia confirmed that existence of the investigation but declined comment. When asked about emergency procedures for cars in canals, Delucia said: “There are masks and snorkels on the emergency vehicles but the conditions in our canals are bad. It’s so opaque you can’t see your hand in front of you even in broad daylight. Diving on a vehicle is extremely dangerous and difficult.”

Delucia said responders also have the option to call in professional divers, but that wasn’t done, according to my source.

An autopsy showed that Wilson drowned after Goodman’s Bentley went through a stop sign and hit his car, sending it into the water off Lake Worth Road in Wellington’s horse country. Goodman left the scene and walked to a nearby home to call 911. Authorities are still trying to figure out whether alcohol or drugs were involved. Goodman suffered a broken wrist, hired star attorney Roy Black and has been hiding in Miami Beach hotels since the crash. Goodman, 46, has not been charged with a crime.

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Goodman with Lizzie McGuire star Hillary Duff and a circus elephant at the polo club two years ago (Click on the photo for more of Goodman with celebs)

A civil trial lawyer for Wellington’s International Polo Club Palm Beach has been discreetly making inquiries on whether the family of Scott Wilson, the 23-year-old killed in a car crash with club founder John Goodman, is ready to talk financial settlement.

Wilson’s parents, Lili and William Wilson, buried their son Saturday, eight days after the tragic accident in rural Wellington. Authorities are investigating whether booze or drugs were a factor as Goodman, 46, drove his Bentley into Wilson’s Hyundai after allegedly failing to stop at an intersection. No charges have been filed against Goodman.

But two legal community sources tell me Palm Beach attorney Wade Byrd, who has represented the polo club for years, is making calls to area lawyers to find out if the Wilsons already got lawyered up.

“Goodman’s people want to settle this asap,” one of the sources said. “They don’t want the family against them if he has to go through the criminal justice system.”

Wade didn’t return calls, and the Wilsons couldn’t be reached.

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John Goodman with his ex-wife, Carroll, at the polo grounds in 2007 (Click on the photo for more about the fatal crash)

John Goodman, the multi-millionaire Texas polo player and owner of the International Polo Club Palm Beach under investigation for his role in a fatal car crash a week ago, once had a cocaine habit.

And it caused such havoc on his family that his ex-wife, Carroll Goodman, told a Houston court during the couple’s divorce in 2008 that she feared for the safety of their two children, 11 and 14.

Carroll asked the judge to suspend John’s visitation rights until he submitted himself to random drug tests.

The paperwork, dug out by the Houston Press, could become relevant in the investigation into the accident death of 23-year-old Scott Wilson. The recent graduate from the University of Central Florida was headed home about 1 a.m. Friday when his Hyundai was struck by John Goodman’s Bentley. The Hyundai was projected into a canal upside down, and according to his family, Wilson drowned.

Palm Beach Sheriff’s deputies, meanwhile, are investigating whether alcohol was a factor. Goodman was treated for minor injuries and hired Miami lawyer Roy Black to handle the situation. Goodman has not been charged with any wrongdoing or ticketed.

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Hillary and Lou Dobbs, at the Equus Foundation fundraiser Saturday (Phelps Media Group/Special to Page2Live)

Former CNN star Lou Dobbs, who’s considering a run for the U.S. Congress, appeared at the Equus Foundation’s Equestrian Idol talent show Saturday in Wellington to watch his daughter perform. Good girl Hillary Dobbs, who juggled school at Harvard and her rise through the ranks in the U.S. equestrian world, sang Joan Jett’s I Love Rock’n'Roll and whacked out Amy Winehouse’s Rehab. She placed fourth. Thankfully, Dobbs the elder remained in his seat and didn’t sing. He owns a home at the Ibis Golf and Country Club in West Palm Beach. (See it here)

International Polo Club Palm Beach owner John Goodman, the multi-millionaire Texan who makes his home in Wellington in winter, talks about how much polo means to him in this rare video.

Goodman, 46, also owns and plays on the Isla Carroll team. Named after his wife, Carroll, the team is one of polo’s best.

Goodman drove his Bentley convertible into 23-year-old UCF grad Scott Wilson’s car early this morning, killing him. Goodman was treated for minor injuries at Wellington Regional Medical Center and released. PBSO is investigating if alcohol had a role in the deadly crash.

International Polo Club Palm Beach founder and owner John Goodman, the driver of a Bentley that allegedly crashed into a car and killed its driver Friday morning in Wellington, was spotted at a party at dinner time Thursday night, several sources told Page2Live.

Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office are still investigating whether speed and alcohol contributed to the crash. Goodman suffered minor injuries but a 23-year-old man, Scott Wilson, died.

Shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, I’m told Goodman, 46, attended the Polo Bartending Challenge, a charity fundraiser for the local YMCA, at the White Horse Tavern. Among those at the party were polo stars Nacho Figueras, Nic Roldan, Kris Kampsen and Marc Ganzi. (see below)

While no witness reported seeing Goodman drink booze, there seemed to have been plenty of that around him. Check out Michele Sandberg’s gallery of the party by clicking here or on the picture:

From the left: Polo players Nick Roldan, Kris Kampsen, Nacho Figueras and Marc Ganzi (Michele Sandberg/Special to Page2Lvie)

John Goodman (right) is doused with champagne by player Memo Gracida after winning the U.S. Open in 2004 (Click on the photo for shots of the crash)

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s report about the deadly car crash that took the life of a 23-year-old man in Wellington this morning says alcohol was likely involved. See the PBSO report here. (pdf)

The incident is sure to rock the polo community.

The accident, which shut down parts of Lake Worth Road for eight hours, involved Texas multi-millionaire John Goodman, the founder and owner of Wellington’s International Polo Club Palm Beach.

He suffered minor injuries.

But at the wheel of his $250,000 black Bentley Continental convertible shortly after 1 a.m., Goodman, 46, reportedly blew through a stop sign at the corner of Lake Worth Road and 120th Avenue, a block south of the club he founded.

He crashed into a westbound Hyundai — sending the crumpled Sonata into a canal across the street and its driver, Scott Patrick Wilson of Orlando, to his death. The shock was so violent that the Hyundai is believe to have gone airborne before landing on its roof and sinking in the canal.

Wilson recently graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Palm Beach Sheriff’s deputies tested Goodman for DUI, but the results are not available. No charges have been filed.

Several polo sources said Goodman spent the early part of Thursday night at the White Horse Tavern, a club on the grounds of Wellington’s equestrian stadium. The tavern featured a charity function dubbed Polo Bartending Challenge. He wasn’t spotted drinking heavily and ate a full dinner. He later visited the Players Club, another restaurant and bar in Wellington favored by the polo crowd.

The accident occurred about 10 minutes after he left the Players Club.

Goodman's Bentley was taken away Friday morning (Clickon the photo for more accident photos)

“We are checking if alcohol was a factor,” said PBSO spokeswoman Teri Barbera. “The driver (of the Bentley) is still at the hospital.”

Barbera said Goodman was taken to Wellington Regional Medical Center, where deputies got a blood sample. It could be weeks before the results are known. But Barbera added that road conditions and speed are also being looked at.

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