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Son of Hollywood stars arrested in fatal hit-and-run while delivering food in Alaska
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Jack Sabàto, 32, the son of actors Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Virginia Madsen, has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Anchorage, Alaska. Police allege he struck pedestrian Carl Simmonds while delivering food and left the scene, facing charges related to failing to stop and assist after a crash causing death.
Charging documents say the collision happened at about 5.35am on Monday, and officials found Simmonds dead around 15 minutes later. Investigators say surveillance footage and damage to a white Chevrolet Tahoe led them to Sabàto; he later told police he had hit “something” while DoorDashing and had not checked because he lacked insurance. A judge set bail at $5,000 and barred him from driving; the allegations have not been resolved in court.
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In short
- Jack Sabàto was arrested after a fatal Anchorage collision.
- Police allege he left the scene while delivering food.
- A judge set bail at $5,000 and barred him from driving.
How this story developed
- 1 hour ago Jack Sabàto, 32, the son of actors Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Virginia Madsen, has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Anchorage, Alaska.
Full account
Jack Sabàto, the 32-year-old son of actors Virginia Madsen and Antonio Sabàto Jr., has been arrested following a fatal hit-and-run in Anchorage, Alaska. Police identified the pedestrian who died as Carl Simmonds, 42. Sabàto faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident without assisting an injured person and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death. The charges are allegations; the reports do not establish that he has been convicted.
The collision occurred near Airport Heights Drive and Debarr Road early on Monday, 9 November 2026. Charging documents cited in one report place it at about 5.35am. Anchorage police said officers and medics were called at about 5.48am after an unresponsive man was reported at the junction. They found Simmonds in the road and pronounced him dead at the scene. Police said a vehicle had struck him and left, and asked anyone with footage or information to come forward.
According to the charging documents, investigators obtained surveillance footage and traced a white Chevrolet Tahoe to Sabàto. Officers found it at his workplace later that day with recent damage to its front right corner, the documents say, and seized it under a warrant. Sabàto subsequently called police. He reportedly said that, while travelling home after making late-night DoorDash deliveries, something had appeared suddenly in the road and he had struck it. The documents say he told officers he had not stopped to check what he had hit because he lacked insurance. That account is attributed to the charging documents and has not been tested in court.
Sabàto appeared in court on Tuesday, when a judge set bail at $5,000 and ordered him not to drive, according to the reports. He was also warned of a further $5,000 penalty if he missed future court dates. His father, known for his work on General Hospital, told TMZ the family had only just learned the news and requested privacy while it took it in. Madsen received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Sideways. Their public profiles form part of the coverage, but the central case concerns Simmonds’s death and the allegations now before the court.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The first report gives an approximate collision time of 5.35am from charging documents; the second quotes the police response time of 5.48am. These describe different events.
The first report gives more detail from the charging documents about the vehicle, investigation and Sabàto’s reported account. The second foregrounds the Anchorage Police Department’s statement and its appeal for witnesses.
The first report says Sabàto called police after officers had located and seized the Tahoe; the second says more generally that he contacted police later. Both describe the DoorDash work through his reported account, rather than independently confirming a delivery at the time of the collision.
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