Retired Hollywood stunt drivers Bob Orrison, 86, and Gary McLarty, 76, died in a car crash just outside of Sacramento, California

Modified Date:

Thu, 11/02/2017 - 12:00pm

Accident Date:

Sunday, October 12, 2014

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Orrison, who had credits well into his 70s, worked on such stunt-filled projects asSmokey And The Bandit and its first sequel, The Dukes Of Hazzard, The A-Team, Tango & Cash, Die Hard 2 and Stargate.

Retired Hollywood stunt drivers Bob Orrison, Gary McLarty die in California car crash

A pair of retired Hollywood stuntmen famed for death-defying vehicular stunts perished in a horrific car crash outside Sacramento, Calif.

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Retired Hollywood stunt drivers Bob Orrison, 86, and Gary McLarty, 76, died in a car crash Saturday, October 12 just outside of Sacramento, California. The incident occured when Orrison took a U-turn in his Chevy pickup truck and was struck by a Jeep Cherokee traveling around 55 m.p.h. The two people inside the Jeep were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. This crash is under investigation.

Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Celebrity Accidents

People Involved:

Bob Orrison

Gary McLarty

City:

Sacramento, CA

County:

Sacramento County, CA

Area:

Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA