ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Police in Anchorage have arrested the 32-year-old son of actors Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Virginia Madsen in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash, according to charging documents reported by KTUU and Gray News.
Charging documents state Jack Sabàto was driving a white Chevrolet Tahoe that struck a pedestrian near Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road at about 5:35 a.m. Monday. The pedestrian was identified as Carl Simmonds.
Simmonds was the ninth pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year, KTUU reported.
Police said they recovered video of the collision from the Blood Bank of Alaska, identified the vehicle and traced its registration to Sabàto’s home. Around 12:45 p.m., officers found a Tahoe at his workplace with “fresh damage to the right front corner that was consistent with a pedestrian strike,” according to the documents, and seized it after obtaining a warrant.
At 2:46 p.m., Sabàto called police to say he had hit an animal and wanted to talk with officers, the documents say. He told officers he was heading home after “doing late night Door Dashing” when “‘something’ suddenly appeared in the road” and his headlights went out.
According to the documents, Sabàto said he knew he hit “something” but did not stop to check because he was afraid he did not have insurance, and he called police because he “knew the worst.”
He was booked into the Anchorage Correctional Complex on charges of leaving the scene of an accident without assisting the injured and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in injury or death, and was arraigned Tuesday. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent.
Antonio Sabàto Jr. is known for “General Hospital.” Virginia Madsen’s films include “Candyman” and “Sideways,” for which she received an Oscar nomination.
Sources: Arizona’s Family/KTUU. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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