Celebrity3 min(s) read
Son of famous Hollywood actors arrested after allegedly killing pedestrian and fleeing scene in Alaska
.webp_lli6Ty?tr=cr-74.9.445.380,f-webp,q-70,w-100)
The son of two actors has been arrested following a fatal hit-and-run accident in Alaska, according to police.
Jack Sabàto, 32, who is the son of model and former General Hospital star Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, is accused of hitting a pedestrian with his car while working as a food delivery driver.
Sabàto was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage at around 5:35AM on Monday, according to charging documents obtained by KTUU.
Sabàto is accused of fleeing the scene before later calling police to report that he'd hit "something" that had "suddenly appeared in the road" while he was "doing late-night DoorDashing," according to the documents.
He appeared in court on Tuesday charged with leaving the scene of an accident without assisting the injured, and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in injury or death.
Antonio Sabàto told TMZ after the news broke: "We all just found out the terrible news and our family is digesting this horrible news and asking for privacy in this devastating news. Thank you."
Officials reportedly discovered a body in the road around 15 minutes after the incident, with Simmonds being declared dead at the scene,
They recovered surveillance footage of the collision and managed to track the vehicle registration to Sabàto's home address, where a neighbor informed police that he was at work.
The Tahoe was found parked at Sabàto's workplace at around 12.45PM with "fresh damage to the right front corner that was consistent with a pedestrian strike," per the charging document.
Police obtained a warrant and seized the car, and Sabàto phoned around two hours later to claim he'd hit an animal with the vehicle and wanted to speak with officers, according to reports.
He claimed that "something suddenly appeared in the road" while he was on his way home from "doing late night DoorDashing" and his headlights went out.
According to the charging documents seen by KTUU, Sabàto said he knew he hit "something" but didn't want to check as he was scared that he did not have insurance.
He also allegedly told police he called them because he "knew the worst".
Sabàto was arrested and charged with leaving the scene on an accident without assisting the injured and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in injury or death.
He was arraigned in court at the Anchorage Jail Courtroom on Tuesday afternoon, and said during the arraignment that he was working as an Amazon delivery driver.
His bail was set for $5,000, along with receiving a no-driving order and an additional $5,000 penalty if he fails to show up for further court dates.
According to online records seen by the outlet, Sabàto remains in custody as of Tuesday evening.