The son of Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen and soap star Antonio Sabàto Jr. was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Alaska, police said Tuesday.
Jack Antonio Sabàto, 32, was booked into the Anchorage Correctional Complex on suspicion of leaving the scene of a deadly accident and failing to assist, jail records show.
The crash happened a little before 5:48 a.m. local time Monday when officers and medics came to the aid of an “unresponsive adult male” at the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and Debarr Road, according to an Anchorage police statement.
Carl Simmonds, a 42-year-old pedestrian, “had been struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene,” police added. Simmonds was pronounced dead at the scene.
Later in the day, police identified the younger Sabàto as the driver who was allegedly behind the wheel of Chevrolet Tahoe, officials said.
On the screen, the elder Sabàto, 54, is best known for his work on “General Hospital” from 1992 to 1995 and “Melrose Place” in 1995.
In recent years, he has become an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump — a political stance the actor claims has damaged his career in Hollywood.
He addressed the Republican National Convention in 2016 on the same night as fellow Hollywood conservative Scott Baio.
“That’s (Trump) the only choice, there is no one else,” Sabàto told MSNBC from the convention floor. “I think Trump should just win it now and we can just move on and get our country back on track.”
The actor ran for Congress in 2018, losing in a safe Democratic district.
Madsen is best known for her work in the 2004 movie “Sideways” which garnered her a best supporting actress Oscar nomination.
