Actor Anton Yelchin Dies In Car Accident

Anton Yelchin, 27, a rising young actor who played Chekov in recent “Star Trek” was killed in a freak accident early Sunday morning, his publicist said.

“The news is so sad and true,’ Jennifer Allen said in a statement.

Yelchin “was killed in a fatal traffic collision early this morning,” she added,” His family requests you respect their privacy,”

The accident happen in the driveway of his Studio City home at around 1:10 a.m. [8:10 GMT], the victim was preparing to meet friends for a rehearsal and momentarily left his car, said Jennifer Hauser with the Los Angeles Police Department.

The car “rolled backward down his steep driveway, and pinned him to the brick pillar and security fence causing trauma that led to his death,’ she said.

After Yelchin failed to show up, his friends went to his house where they found him dead by his car, she added: saying it was unclear how long after the accident they arrived.

Born in Russia, Yelchin moved to the Unites States when he was 6 months old with his parents.

He made his film debut at age 9 in “A Man Is Mostly Water,” and went on to win roles in television dramas and films.

His breakout performance came in the 2006 crime thriller Alpha Dog” and his movie credits include J.J Abrams’s “Star Trek,” “Star Trek into Darkness” and” Star Trek Beyond,” which is set for release next month.

He starred most recently in last year’s critically acclaimed thriller “Green Groom,” He was also a member of the band Hammerheads.

Friends, actors and celebrities took the social media with their condolences.


From: http://euhotel.info/