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Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Virginia Madsen’s son arrested after fatal hit and run in Alaska

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Li, D. K. (2026, November 11). Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Virginia Madsen’s son arrested after fatal hit and run in Alaska. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/antonio-saba-jr-virginia-madsens-son-arrested-fatal-hit-run-alaska-rcna608739

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NBC News · collected 2026-11-11 · by David K. Li

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Jack Antonio Sabàto, son of actors Virginia Madsen and Antonio Sabàto Jr., was arrested on Tuesday after being identified as the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred early Monday morning near Anchorage, Alaska. Police found Carl Simmonds, 42, unresponsive at an intersection; he died at the scene. Sabàto is charged with leaving the scene of a deadly accident and failing to assist. The article also provides background on both parents’ careers and political stances, particularly Antonio Sabàto Jr.’s support for President Donald Trump.
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Jack Antonio Sabàto, 32, son of Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen and soap star Antonio Sabàto Jr., was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident in Anchorage, Alaska. The crash occurred around 5:48 a.m. AKST on Monday when a pedestrian, identified as Carl Simmonds, 42, was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene. Police later determined through vehicle description checks that the car involved was a Chevrolet Tahoe registered to Jack Sabàto, who was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of a deadly accident and failing to assist. He is now booked into the Anchorage Correctional Complex on felony charges including leaving the scene without helping the victim and misdemeanor charges for leaving the scene involving injury or death.

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Antonio Sabato Jr Son Arrested Fatal Hit-and-Run
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Topics

Alaska Anchorage Chevrolet Hollywood Tahoe

Subjects

Sabàto PERSON · 4× Hollywood GPE · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Alaska GPE · 1× Anchorage GPE · 1× Antonio Sabàto Jr. PERSON · 1× Carl Simmonds PERSON · 1× Jack Antonio Sabàto PERSON · 1× Simmonds PERSON · 1× Virginia Madsen PERSON · 1×

Narrative

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.
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2026-11-11 · NBC News
Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Virginia Madsen’s son arrested after fatal hit and run in Alaska · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

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