Anton Yelchin, 27, dead

[million$$man]

Actor Anton Yelchin, known for his roles in "Star Trek" and "Alpha Dog," was killed early Sunday morning after getting pinned by his own car ... TMZ has learned.

Yelchin's friends became alarmed because he was supposed to meet them hours earlier for a rehearsal. They went to his San Fernando Valley home at around 1 AM and found him pinned between his car and a brick mailbox pillar, which was attached to a security gate.

Law enforcement tells us the engine was running when his body was discovered, and the car was in neutral. The driveway was on a fairly steep incline. It's unclear why he got out of the car.

Cops do not suspect foul play.

Yelchin was 27.

[Warhawk8492]

Terrible that he is gone so young. May he rest in peace.

[michgcs]

Damn, loved him in Charlie Bartlett. Didn't realize he was so young... RIP.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Fiat Chrysler's recalling the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee (the car Yelchin had) because more than a hundred crashes have been reported over a gear selector issue that's caused confusion about whether the vehicle's in park or not. The recall notice was filed two months ago.

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Car owners haven't gotten an official recall notice yet, but they did receive a notice warning about the problem in May. It advised drivers to double check that the car is in park, and that the parking brake is on before exiting. Fiat Chrysler has to wait for replacement parts to become available before it can start repairs, according to its filing with safety regulators. At that point it will send a recall notice telling owners to bring the car in for free repairs.

- CNN

Edited June 21, 2016 by Cloudy

[The DBZemon King]

What a freak accident. Even more tragic if it was caused by the recall.

[TheSqauredCircleMessiah]

I watched the two new Star Treks with Beyond coming out and he fit that role so well. I can't imagine that cast without him.

[Hellraiser]

For all the things you could argue the Star Trek re-boot films got wrong the supporting cast isn't one of them. From Yelchin as Chekov to Karl Urban as "Bones" McCoy they got some great actors to play these characters.