'Bad News Bears' Actress Dies In Car Accident At Age 20
Sammi Kane Kraft, the avid baseball player whose talents on the diamond helped her nab a leading role in the 2005 remake of "Bad News Bears," has passed away at the age of 20.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Kraft was in a car accident early Tuesday morning and pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. California Highway Patrol told the paper that Kraft was a passenger in an Audi that was speeding down the 10 Freeway in La at about 1:30 a.m., when it was rear-ended by a large truck and then hit by another car.
The Audi's driver, Molly Kate Adams, 21, suffered only moderate injuries and was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, according to police. The driver of the big rig and the other car involved in the crash managed to escape without major injury.
According to E! News, the "Bad News Bears" remake was the only film Kraft ever appeared in,...
According to the Los Angeles Times, Kraft was in a car accident early Tuesday morning and pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. California Highway Patrol told the paper that Kraft was a passenger in an Audi that was speeding down the 10 Freeway in La at about 1:30 a.m., when it was rear-ended by a large truck and then hit by another car.
The Audi's driver, Molly Kate Adams, 21, suffered only moderate injuries and was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, according to police. The driver of the big rig and the other car involved in the crash managed to escape without major injury.
According to E! News, the "Bad News Bears" remake was the only film Kraft ever appeared in,...
- 10/11/2012
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
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