William Shatner saddened by co-star’s death
By Alexandra Heilbron on February 3, 2010 | 8 Comments
William Shatner took to twitter yesterday when he learned of his former co-star Justin Mentell’s death. Mentell, 27, played Garrett Wells on the drama series Boston Legal opposite Shatner during the 2005 to 2006 season. He was found dead Monday near his crashed Jeep, which had apparently had gone off the road, down a steep embankment and hit two trees in rural Wisconsin. He was not wearing a seat belt. “I’m deeply saddened to hear about Justin Mentell,” Shatner wrote on Twitter. “There’s no telling how far up the ladder he may have climbed. My sympathies to his family.” Mentell’s latest screen appearance was with Nicolas Cage in the motion picture G-Force.
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RIP Justin.
There is a reason why those things with the long straps that go across your shoulder and waist and click on the other side, are in each and every vehicle. Stupidity doesn’t rate sympathy. I feel bad for his family.
RIP Justin,my condolences to his family.
RIP Justin,my condolences to his family.
nancy, sometimes the seat belt is the cause of accidental deaths, depending on the situation. i feel bad for his family as well. RIP.
Mandee: Not usually. It’s rare. They save way more lives than they take.
i dont disagree with that either. but it does happen. i still feel sad for his family.
Me too. It’s never easy to lose a family member no matter the circumstances.