Current:Home > StocksEverwood Star Treat Williams’ Final Moments Detailed By Crash Witness Days After Actor’s Death -RiskWatch
Everwood Star Treat Williams’ Final Moments Detailed By Crash Witness Days After Actor’s Death
View
Date:2025-04-15 14:35:19
New details on Treat Williams' final moments have been disclosed.
Two days after the Everwood actor's fatal motorcycle accident, Vermont resident and auto repair shop owner Matt Rapphahn—who was present for the collision—shared that the 71-year-old was "conscious and verbal" in the moments before he was rushed to the hospital.
"I ran over to [Treat]," Rapphahn told People June 14, "and then I ran back to the shop and called 911."
As Rapphahn recalled, the Chesapeake Shores star was struck by a Honda and thrown from his motorcycle, noting that the driver got out of the car to "console" him.
"It was hard to tell [it was Treat] with the helmet on," Rapphahn continued. "But [the driver] knows him—knew him—and he was saying, 'Oh, my God, it's Treat.'"
After paramedics arrived, Williams was still "verbal" but was "in a great deal of pain."
"But they had to get him onto the backboard to get him onto the stretcher," Rapphahn added, "and then onto the ambulance."
After being airlifted Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, as police previously confirmed June 12, the actor was pronounced dead.
Shortly after his passing, Williams—who played Dr. Andrew "Andy" Brown on Everwood—was honored with a tribute shared by those closest to him.
"As you can imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved at this time," his family shared in a June 12 statement obtained by NBC News. "Treat was full of love for his family, for his life and for his craft, and was truly at the top of his game in all of it. It is all so shocking right now, but please know that Treat was dearly and deeply loved and respected by his family and everyone who knew him."
His family went on to note they are "beyond devastated."
"To all his fans," they continued, "please know that Treat appreciated all of you and please continue to keep him in your hearts and prayers."
(E! and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (54122)
Related
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Inside Tori Spelling's 50th Birthday With Dean McDermott, Candy Spelling and More
- Red and blue states look to Medicaid to improve the health of people leaving prison
- Singer Jesse Malin paralyzed from the waist down after suffering rare spinal cord stroke
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid early in the pandemic. Which state's next?
- Home prices drop in some parts of U.S., but home-buying struggles continue
- Rob Kardashian Makes Rare Comment About Daughter Dream Kardashian
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- The Impossibly Cute Pika’s Survival May Say Something About Our Own Future
Ranking
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- Daniel Penny indicted by grand jury in chokehold death of Jordan Neely on NYC subway
- Parents Become Activists in the Fight over South Portland’s Petroleum Tanks
- 'Do I really need to floss?' and other common questions about dental care
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- U.S. Military Knew Flood Risks at Offutt Air Force Base, But Didn’t Act in Time
- How to help young people limit screen time — and feel better about how they look
- Study Finds Rise in Methane in Pennsylvania Gas Country
Recommendation
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Warning: TikToker Abbie Herbert's Thoughts on Parenting 2 Under 2 Might Give You Baby Fever
Emotional Vin Diesel Details How Meadow Walker’s Fast X Cameo Honors Her Late Dad Paul Walker
West Coast dockworkers, ports reach tentative labor deal
Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20
Unplugged Natural Gas Leak Threatens Alaska’s Endangered Cook Inlet Belugas
Dolce Vita's Sale Section Will Have Your Wardrobe Vacation-Ready on a Budget