“Star Trek” star Anton Yelchin died early Sunday morning as the result of a car accident. The details of that accident are nothing short of chilling.
'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin, 27, was crushed to death when his own car ran over him at 1 a.m., police tell me. pic.twitter.com/LEhIURuHer
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) June 19, 2016
Anton Yelchin was late meeting friends for rehearsal. They went to check on him at his Studio City home and found the body, police say.
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) June 19, 2016
Anton Yelchin, pinned between his car, a mailbox pillar and a security fence, sustained fatal traumatic injuries, police tell me. He was 27.
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) June 19, 2016
Anton Yelchin exited his car for a brief moment and it rolled down his "steep driveway" onto him, police say. Complete tragic accident.
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) June 19, 2016
So terribly sad.
For reference, here is Yelchin’s IMDB page.
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