# Rebooted Chekhov actor dead at 27

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebooted-chekhov-actor-dead-at-27/757850>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 19, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebooted-chekhov-actor-dead-at-27/757850 "2016-06-19T23:20:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebooted-chekhov-actor-dead-at-27/757850/1 "2016-06-19T23:20:40Z")

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[‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin Dies at 27](https://www.yahoo.com/movies/star-trek-actor-anton-yelchin-dies-27-181121087.html)

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> The LAPD said he was pinned by his own car at his Studio City home. Friends apparently became concerned when Yelchin did not show up for a band performance. They found him at his home pinned between his car and a brick mailbox pillar.
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> “It appears he had exited his car and was behind it when the vehicle rolled down a steep driveway,” the LAPD said in a statement.
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> Police reportedly told TMZ that the engine was still running when he was found, and that his car was in neutral. It’s not clear why he got out of his car with the engine running.

He should not have gotten out of his wessel.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebooted-chekhov-actor-dead-at-27/757850/2 "2016-06-19T23:24:42Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=796198](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=796198)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebooted-chekhov-actor-dead-at-27/757850/3 "2016-06-19T23:29:34Z")

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Reported for closure.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebooted-chekhov-actor-dead-at-27/757850/4 "2016-06-19T23:53:00Z")

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Closed.