Treat Williams Went ‘Flying Through The Air’ & Was ‘Alert’ After Motorcycle Accident, Witness Claims

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Treat Williams — who died pursuing a motorcycle mishap connected Monday, June 12 —was “alert” and “answering questions” straight aft helium was deed by a conveyance and thrown disconnected his bike, a bystander told the Daily Mail on Wednesday, June 14. The bystander, Matt Rapphahn, owns Long Trail Auto, a store adjacent to the clang tract successful Dorset, Vt. He said helium was lasting extracurricular his store erstwhile the mishap occurred. “I saw Treat spell flying done the air. The tyre was inactive spinning,” helium recalled. Matt besides said Treat, who was 71, was wearing a helmet.

The clang happened conscionable earlier 5:00 p.m. connected Vermont Route 30, according to a property release submitted by the Vermont State Police. The merchandise revealed that a 2008 Honda Element was turning near into a parking batch erstwhile they deed the Everwood alum‘s 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle. “Williams was incapable to debar a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle,” the ongoing probe found. “He suffered captious injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center successful Albany, New York, wherever helium was pronounced dead.” No charges person been made against the idiosyncratic who deed Treat, Ryan M. Koss, arsenic of this writing.

Treat Williams began acting professionally successful the 1970s (Photo: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock)

Treat’s rep, Barry McPherson, confirmed the quality of his unexpected decease Monday evening successful a connection to PEOPLE. “He was killed this afternoon. He was making a near oregon a close [and] a car chopped him off,” helium explained.

“I’m conscionable devastated. He was the nicest guy. He was truthful talented,” Barry continued. “He was an actor’s actor. Filmmakers loved him. He’s been the bosom of Hollywood since the precocious 1970s. He was truly arrogant of his show this year. He’s been truthful blessed with the enactment that I got him. He’s had a balanced career.”

Although helium was inactive acting earlier his death, Treat enjoyed his quiescent beingness successful Vermont and often showcased it connected his Instagram account. Just hours earlier helium was killed, helium shared a photograph and video that depicted his quiescent life connected his beloved farm. The picture showed his presumption arsenic helium sat connected his riding lawnmower: a rolling greenish writer tract and a fenced-in shed. The video (seen below) showed a fewer achromatic buildings connected his property, a tree-lined fence, and an unfastened field.

Treat is survived by his woman of 35 years, Pam Van Sant, and their 2 children, Gill and Ellie. In summation to Everwood, Treat besides appeared connected shows specified as Chesapeake Shores and Blue Bloods. His different notable projects include 1979’s Hair and 1998’s Deep Rising, which starred Michelle Pfeiffer and Whoopi Goldberg.