This Day In History: Anton Yelchin, 27, an American actor known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot movie series, was found pinned between his car and a brick wall on this day in 2016. His driveway was on an incline and his car was found running and in neutral. The manufacturer had recalled the car make in April 2016, for concerns about its gearshift design that could cause rollaway incidents, but the software patch to repair the vehicles did not reach dealers until the week of Yelchin's death.
Telchin joins the list of many famous people that lost their lives in auto wrecks, such as Paul Walker, Princess Diana, Randy Savage, James Dean, Sam Kinison, Falco, Linda Lovelace, Grace Kelly, Jayne Mansfield, Cliff Burton, Duane Allman, Marc Bolan, Harry Chapin etc.
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