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Treat Williams Dead astatine 71: Everwood Stars Pay Tribute
New details connected Treat Williams' last moments person been disclosed.
Two days aft the Everwood actor's fatal motorcycle accident, Vermont nonmigratory and car repair store proprietor Matt Rapphahn—who was contiguous for the collision—shared that the 71-year-old was "conscious and verbal" successful the moments earlier helium was rushed to the hospital.
"I ran implicit to [Treat] Rapphahn told People June 14, "and past I ran backmost to the store and called 911."
As Rapphahn recalled, the Chesapeake Shores prima was struck by a Honda and thrown from his motorcycle, noting that the operator got retired of the car to "console" him.
"It was hard to archer [it was Treat] with the helmet on," Rapphahn continued. "But [the driver] knows him—knew him—and helium was saying, 'Oh, my God, it's Treat.'"
After paramedics arrived, Williams was inactive "verbal" but was "in a large woody of pain."
"But they had to get him onto the backboard to get him onto the stretcher," Rapphahn added, "and past onto the ambulance."
After being airlifted Albany Medical Center successful Albany, New York, arsenic constabulary previously confirmed June 12, the histrion was pronounced dead.
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Shortly aft his passing, Williams—who played Dr. Andrew "Andy" Brown connected Everwood—was honored with a tribute shared by those closest to him.
"As you tin imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved astatine this time," his family shared successful a June 12 connection obtained by NBC News. "Treat was afloat of emotion for his family, for his beingness and for his craft, and was genuinely astatine the apical of his crippled successful each of it. It is each truthful shocking close now, but delight cognize that Treat was dearly and profoundly loved and respected by his household and everyone who knew him."
His household went connected to enactment they are "beyond devastated."
"To each his fans," they continued, "please cognize that Treat appreciated each of you and delight proceed to support him successful your hearts and prayers."
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