Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident

[Warren Stupidity]

Source: AP

PHOENIX — Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.

Schimmel's spokesman, Howard Bragman, says Schimmel died Friday evening in a Phoenix hospital.

Schimmel was a passenger Thursday in a car driven by his 19-year-old daughter Aliyah. Bragman says Aliyah Schimmel swerved to avoid another car and the vehicle she was driving rolled to the side of the freeway. Bragman says she is hospitalized in stable condition.

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A real shame. A disturbing but great comedian.

[K8-EEE]

1. Ugh, just heading out to give my teenager a driving lesson

Really tragic!! I feel so sorry for the daughter too :(

[dkf]

2. Car rolled to the side of the freeway?

Regular cars are so much safer in that respect. I don't understand why you can't engineer out that possibility.

[Dappleganger]

3. Oh no!

I am so sorry for this...can't imagine what his daughter is going through. We have a daughter close to that age and something like this would really mess her up. :(

[Doctor_J]

4. His HBO bits were raunchily hilarious

He also married his daughter's best friend though. A little creepy.

Enjoy the peace on the other side, Bob

[Dennis Donovan]

5. One of the funniest guys I've ever heard...

Cross gently, tumler...:cry:

[MajorChode]

6. I enjoyed his comedy. RIP