Deaths by...
685 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian racing driver.
Born January 18th, 1950 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Died May 8th, 1982 at 32 years old in Leuven (traffic collision).
Herb Brooks
American ice hockey player and coach (1937-2003).
Born August 5th, 1937 in Saint Paul.
Died August 11th, 2003 at 66 years old in Forest Lake (traffic collision).
Billy Martin
American baseball player and coach.
Born May 16th, 1928 in Berkeley.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 61 years old in New York City (traffic collision).
Billy Herrington
American pornographic actor (1969-2018).
Born July 14th, 1969 in North Babylon.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 48 years old in Palm Springs (traffic collision).
Lamont Bentley
American actor (1973-2005).
Born October 25th, 1973 in Milwaukee.
Died January 19th, 2005 at 31 years old in Ventura County (traffic collision).
Mitch Lucker
American singer (1984–2012).
Born October 20th, 1984 in Riverside.
Died November 1st, 2012 at 28 years old in Orange (traffic collision). [ref]
Joe Ranft
American writer, animator and voice actor (1960-2005).
Born March 13th, 1960 in Pasadena.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 45 years old in Mendocino County (traffic collision). [ref]
William M. Branham
American christian minister.
Born April 6th, 1909 in Cumberland County. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1965 at 56 years old in Amarillo (traffic collision). [ref]
Junkyard Dog
American professional wrestler (1952-1998).
Born December 13th, 1952 in Wadesboro.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 45 years old in Forest (traffic collision).
Cedric Benson
American football player (1982-2019).
Born December 28th, 1982 in Midland.
Died August 17th, 2019 at 36 years old in Austin (traffic collision).
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