“Boston Legal” actor Justin Mentell apparently fell asleep at the wheel before his Jeep plunged down an embankment and crashed into two trees near Madison, Wisconsin on Monday (February 1). Justin was 27 years old.

“His mother believes that he may have fallen asleep at the wheel just prior to the accident,” Iowa County Sheriff’s Dept. Sgt. Daniel Carey told RadarOnline.“We don’t believe that alcohol was a factor in the incident. There was no evidence of that here. It is possible that Mr. Mentell fell asleep at the wheel, as his mother told us that he liked to take long drives on his own and the area he crashed was pretty secluded.”

“There was some snow lying on the surrounding areas, [but] the road conditions were clear and dry, so, they would not have been a contributing factor either. The coroner will be doing the usual blood tests to see if there were any drugs in his system,” Carey said, “but at this point we are just treating it as a tragic accident.”

Justin was not wearing a seatbelt, the airbag deployed but it was not enough to save the young actor, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Justin’s last movie is “G-Force” directed by Jerry Bruckheimer. R.I.P. Justin Mentell!

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