Police say Brent Hinds “at fault” for crash which took his life – as he is found to have been travelling twice the speed limit
Atlanta police say Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was at fault for the crash which took his life on 20 August, after he was found to have been travelling between 63 and 68 mph at the time, around twice the speed limit in the area, according to Atlanta News First.
A police report released shortly after the accident noted how the driver of an SUV failed to yield while making a turn at an Atlanta intersection, leading to a collision with Hinds, who was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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A responding officer said Hinds was “breathing and moving with visible injuries to his head, arms and torso”, but was later transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, “where he perished from his injuries”.
In a new police report, investigators say that Hinds was “at fault for the crash” due to his excessive speed. Using video footage of the intersection, investigators estimated that the guitarist was travelling between 63 and 68 mph, roughly twice the speed limit at the intersection. “Hinds was at fault for the crash,” police say.
In a previous report uploaded online, the Atlanta Police Department said the driver of the SUV which collided with Hinds’ motorcycle remained at the scene and spoke with investigators.
She said she was “positive the light was green” as she proceeded, however a witness claimed her light was red. The same witness and another both said Hinds was “driving fast” at the time of the crash.
As a founding guitarist of Mastodon, Brent Hinds remained a member of the band for 25 years since its formation in 2000, until his departure earlier this year. While the split initially looked to be amicable, Hinds later came out with some criticisms of his former bandmates, even going as far as to call them “horrible humans” and “incapable of singing in key”.
Hinds’ sudden and tragic death rocked the guitar and wider music world, with his former bandmates saying they were in a “state of unfathomable sadness and grief”.
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At their first concert following his death, Mastodon noted how their relationship with Brent Hinds was “not always perfect, but we were brothers till the end”.
Tributes to Hinds also came from Opeth, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Trivium’s Matt Heafy and many others.
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