# Bob Simon of 60 Minutes has died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447 "2015-02-12T04:13:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/1 "2015-02-12T04:13:08Z")
NPR just reported that he perished in a car crash, and the CBS website confirms. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/2 "2015-02-12T04:17:28Z")
Yeah, it’s confirmed. RIP. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/3 "2015-02-12T04:22:16Z")
One of the few old-school, real journalists left. All those years in combat zones and he perishes in a NYC Town Car crash. It sucks. RIP, Mr. Simon. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/4 "2015-02-12T05:57:38Z")
Fixed the title for you. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/5 "2015-02-12T15:07:20Z")
a good reporter with a good tv presence. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/6 "2015-02-12T17:58:35Z")
A taxicab ride from hell. ☹ Why was that cabbie speeding so late at night? Such a shame. Simon was an excellent reporter. My heart goes out to his family. Watched him much of my life. RIP Bob > **[Cabbie in Bob Simon’s death has speeding conviction; cousin says he once...](https://www.nydailynews.com/2015/02/12/cabbie-in-bob-simons-death-has-speeding-conviction-cousin-says-he-once-tried-to-kill-self-as-cops-deny-he-had-heart-attack/)** > > The driver of the livery cab that crashed on the West Side Highway and killed “60 Minutes” reporter Bob Simon was a troubled soul with a lead foot. Abdul Reshad Fedahi, who escaped the … > [@](#): > > Based on the damage at the scene, investigators believe the Lincoln Town Car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rear-ended a Mercedes-Benz on the West Side Highway at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, sources said. > > No criminal charges have been filed against the 44-year-old driver, who rented his car from Travez Transportation Inc. in Long Island City. > > “It’s my understanding that (Fehadi) had a heart attack, but that’s all I know,” a man who answered the phone at the firm said. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/7 "2015-02-12T18:12:33Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Why was that cabbie speeding so late at night? 6:45PM is “late at night”? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/8 "2015-02-12T18:18:31Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > A taxicab ride from hell. ☹ Why was that cabbie speeding so late at night? Have you ever ridden in a NYC cab? Time is money. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-simon-of-60-minutes-has-died/712447/9 "2015-02-12T22:09:54Z")
Talk about not knowing when or how your time will be up. ☹