An Alaskan father was killed in a hit-and-run incident after visiting his partner at the hospital, by a DoorDash driver with celebrity family ties.
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Carl Simmonds, 42, was struck by Jack Sabàto, the son of actress Virginia Madsen and Antonio Sabàto Jr., who was delivering DoorDash orders in the area.
Simmonds' family told the New York Post that he was returning home after visiting his sick partner at the hospital when Sabàto crashed into him
Simmonds is survived by a teenage daughter, his uncle Isaac Simmonds told the outlet.
"We're trying to gather together. With Carl, he has a lot of friends and family. They're all hanging together," Isaac Simmonds told The Post.
Police recovered footage of the collision and identified the car. Officers then traced the vehicle's registration to Sabàto's address, according to charging documents KTUU obtained.
The next day, police located the vehicle at Sabàto's workplace and seized it.
Roughly two hours later, Sabàto called the police to report that he hit "something" but did not stop to see what. He later told police that he "knew the worst."
Per KTUU, Sabàto told officers that he was "doing late-night DoorDashing" moments before the collision.
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Sabàto was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident without assisting the injured and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death or injury.
His bail was set at $5,000. Sabàto, 32, remained in custody as of Wednesday evening and is set to appear in court Thursday, Nov. 12.
Sabàto is the son of model Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Virginia Madsen, an Academy Award-nominated actress. His brother, the late Michael Madsen, starred in several Quentin Tarantino films, including "The Hateful Eight," "Reservoir Dogs," and "Kill Bill."
Sabàto Jr., who starred in "General Hospital," called the incident "horrible news" in a statement to TMZ.
"We all just found out the terrible news. Our family is digesting this horrible news. [We're] asking for privacy in this devastating news. Thank you," he told the outlet.
Sabàto Jr. said that he has not yet spoken with his son since the deadly collision.
