Alec Baldwin and Other Celebrities Accused of Manslaughter; Look

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin is not the only public figure to face allegations related to a death over a tragic event.

Baldwin and a movie gunsmith will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter by Santa Fe, New Mexico, prosecutors in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film’s set. “Rust” in 2021.

Hutchins was hit and killed by a live ammunition shell fired from a prop gun being held by Baldwin as they rehearsed a scene for the film.

Baldwin, who said he did not know the gun he fired contained a live bullet, called the New Mexico prosecutors’ decision “a terrible miscarriage of justice,” according to his attorney, Luke Nikas, who has pledged to fight the charges.

Jason Bowles, attorney for the film’s gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez Reed, said a jury will find his client not guilty because she “committed no crime.”

There are other celebrities who have found themselves in similar legal situations. See below.

vince neil

The lead singer of Mötley Crüe was charged with manslaughter and drunk driving following the death of his passenger and friend Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley, drummer for the Finnish band Hanoi Rocks, during a drunken car accident in 1984.

Neil pleaded guilty to the charges, was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution, and served less than a month in prison.

Matthew Broderick

Broderick and his then-girlfriend and co-star of “Enjoying the Crazy Life” (1986) Jennifer Gray were traveling through Northern Ireland in 1987 when the vehicle he was driving collided with another car.

The people in that car, Anne Gallagher 28, and his mother, Margaret Doherty 63, died from their injuries.

According to the New York Post, Broderick, who was knocked unconscious and seriously injured in the crash, could face up to five years in prison on the reckless driving charge.

He was convicted of negligent driving and fined $175.

“The car accident in Ireland was, I would say, the top 3 trauma of my life, maybe the number one,” Gray told “Entertainment Tonight” in an interview last spring.

“It’s very difficult to describe when you have a near-death experience and you’re present at other people’s deaths,” he said..

“Being alone on a country road in the middle of nowhere, with no one around or aware of, was very scary… It led to so many other things in my life.”

“It was an accident,” added Gray. “AND [Broderick] he was a great driver and nobody drank. It was just an accident. And it was tragic.”

rebecca gayheart

the actress of “Beverly Hills, 90210” (1990) hit and killed Jorge Cruz Jr. aged nine, in Los Angeles in 2001 after she swerved from a stopped car.

During a 2019 appearance on Laura Cathcart Robbins’ podcast “The Only One in the Room,” Gayheart said, “I just didn’t want to live after that accident.”

“I couldn’t deal with it, so I spent about a year just trying to kill myself,” he said.

“Basically, doing every self-destructive thing a person can do because I just didn’t get it… none of it.”

Gayheart pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and was sentenced to probation, a one-year suspension of her license, a $2,800 fine and 750 hours of community service, according to E!.

Amy Locane

The actress was convicted of vehicular manslaughter for drunk driving in 2010 after hitting attorney Fred Seeman and his wife Helene Seeman as they were pulling into the driveway of their Montgomery, New Jersey home.

Helene Seeman died of her injuries.

Locane, known for her role in the TV series “Melrose Place” (1992-1999) and in the film “Cry Baby” (1990), had his eight-year prison sentence upheld by a New Jersey state appellate court in May 2022.

According to a report by MyCentralJersey.com, Locane will be eligible for parole on December 20, 2024.