The Cherokee model was among 1.1 million vehicles recalled about two months earlier when regulators said its gear shifters were confusing drivers, causing the SUVs to roll away unexpectedly and leading to dozens of injuries. "Anton Yelchin was crushed and lingered alive for some time, trapped and suffocating until his death," the lawsuit stated. The actor was killed at age 27 when his 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down a driveway of his Los Angeles home, pinning him between a mailbox and a security fence. Messages left for Yelchin family attorney Gary Dordick were not immediately returned. The confidential settlement agreement between Victor and Irina Yelchin and Fiat Chrysler was filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court.įiat Chrysler said in a statement Thursday that it is "pleased that we've reached an amicable resolution in this matter" and that the car company continues to "extend our deepest sympathies to the Yelchin family for their tragic loss." The late Associated Press writer Bob Thomas contributed to this report.LOS ANGELES (AP) – The parents of Anton Yelchin have reached a settlement with the makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the SUV that crushed and killed the Star Trek actor in his driveway in 2016. Storch was married to Norma Greve from 1961 until her death in 2003. That led to "The Larry Storch Show," a 1953 summer series. His first big break came on TV in the early 1950s with "The Cavalcade of Stars," with Jackie Gleason. He practiced his comedy in Harlem theaters for $2 a night before graduating to the famed training ground for comedians of his era, the Catskills. Laurence Samuel Storch was born in New York City where, he recalled proudly, he went on to become class clown at DeWitt Clinton High School and "was invited not to come back." Storch went on to appear in eight of Curtis' movies, including "Captain Newman," "Who Was That Lady?" and "The Great Race." They met again after the war, and Schwartz, who by now had changed his name to Tony Curtis, remembered the funny guy from the islands. During the war, he had met a radio operator in the Marshall Islands named Bernie Schwartz who had told him, "I'm going to be a movie star." Storch, already a seasoned comic on the resort circuit, had tried to talk him out of it, warning him that the business could be tough. Indeed, it was his Navy service that had greatly boosted his career. Lenny Von Dohlen: 'Twin Peaks' actor dies at 64 after 'long illness,' manager says "All I knew about horses was that they give milk and can bite from both ends," he quipped. Storch said in a 1998 interview that he was surprised to be considered for an Army comedy such as "F Troop," with it being well known that he served in the Navy during World War II. His many theater appearances ranged from a brutal detective in a 1983 Broadway revival of "Porgy and Bess" to Chief Sitting Bull in the 2000 revival of "Annie Get Your Gun" with Reba McEntire. With Children," "Archie Bunker's Place," "Trapper John, M.D.," "Fantasy Island," CHiPS," "The Love Boat," "Get Smart," "Love American Style," "Gilligan's Island" and "Car 54 Where Are You?" Storch's credits included "Funny Valentine," "Sweet 16," "Sex and the Single Girl," "S.O.B.," "Airport," "Treasure Island" and "Oliver Twist." On TV, he guest-starred on such shows as "Married. Storch was the "kindest, sweetest person," who always had time for autograph-seekers and was generous to people in need, he said. He loved being Agarn" and relished working with his co-stars, said Beckoff. He never regretted being best known for the series, his manager said. Remembering James Caan: The 'Godfather' star, known for roles in 'Misery' and 'Brian's Song,' dies at 82 He also enjoyed a long career in theater and as a comic at resorts in New York State's Catskill Mountains area. While "F Troop" brought him lasting fame, Storch appeared in scores of films and TV shows both before and after the show. Parmenter was Fort Courage's clueless commander. O'Rourke, who often schemed with Frank DeKova's Chief Wild Eagle to fleece unsuspecting visitors. As Agarn, Storch was the wild-eyed partner and protege of Forrest Tucker's wily Sgt.
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