Tag: Anton Yelchin

Fiat waiting to investigate car in death of ‘Star Trek’ star

CHELSEA, United States  (AFP)–A Fiat Chrysler executive said Thursday said the automaker plans its own investigation into the role of a Jeep Grand Cherokee in the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin. Yelchin died instantly on Sunday after his 2015 Grand Cherokee rolled backwards and pinned him against a concrete mail box outside his Los Angeles home, according to police. Fiat Chrysler had announced a recall of the car and others in April after […]

Actor’s death prompts new calls for auto recall fix

  (REUTERS) — “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin’s fatal accident involving a recalled 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee is renewing calls from safety advocates to fix flaws in the U.S. recall system. Yelchin was killed when his SUV rolled backward in the steep driveway of his Los Angeles home and pinned him against a brick wall and a fence. The accident is under investigation, and it is not known whether the specific recall defect, which can […]

Car that crushed actor Yelchin under recall over gear issue

by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The car that fatally crushed “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin had been under recall over fears that it could roll off without warning, it emerged on Monday. Friends discovered the Russian-born actor pinned against a brick mailbox pillar and security fence at his California home by his Jeep Grand Cherokee in the early hours of Sunday. Investigators said the actor, who was just 27, had momentarily […]

‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin dies in car accident

(AFP) — Anton Yelchin, a rising young actor who starred as Chekov in the new “Star Trek” film, was killed early Sunday in a freak car accident, his publicist said. He was 27. “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 took place in the driveway of Yelchin’s […]

‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin dies in car accident

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anton Yelchin, a rising young actor who starred as Chekov in the new “Star Trek” film, was killed early Sunday in a freak car accident, his publicist said. He was 27. “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 took place in […]