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Antonio Sabato Jr and Virginia Madsen's son arrested in fatal hit-and-run

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Fox News · collected 2026-11-11 · by Christina Dugan Ramirez

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Jack Sabato, son of actors Antonio Sabato Jr. and Virginia Madsen, was arrested in Anchorage, Alaska, on November 9, charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident. The victim, identified as Carl Simmonds, 42, died after being struck by what security footage showed to be a white Chevy Tahoe registered to Sabato. According to charging documents, Sabato claimed he thought he had hit an animal and feared driving uninsured but later admitted knowing his SUV was seized by police.
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Jack Antonio Sabàto, 32, son of Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen and soap star Antonio Sabàto Jr., was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident in Anchorage, Alaska. The crash occurred around 5:48 a.m. AKST on Monday when a pedestrian, identified as Carl Simmonds, 42, was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene. Police later determined through vehicle description checks that the car involved was a Chevrolet Tahoe registered to Jack Sabàto, who was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of a deadly accident and failing to assist. He is now booked into the Anchorage Correctional Complex on felony charges including leaving the scene without helping the victim and misdemeanor charges for leaving the scene involving injury or death.

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Topics

Alaska Alaska Public Media Anchorage Fox News Digital the Anchorage Police Department

Subjects

Jack PERSON · 3× Simmonds PERSON · 3× Fox News Digital ORG · 2× the Anchorage Police Department ORG · 2× Alaska GPE · 1× Anchorage GPE · 1× Antonio Sabato Jr. PERSON · 1× Jack Sabato PERSON · 1× Sabato PERSON · 1× Virginia Madsen’s PERSON · 1×

Narrative

After running the vehicle’s description into the Alaska Public Safety Information Network, law enforcement found the matching vehicle — which is registered to Jack — parked at the Anchorage Amazon Warehouse.
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Antonio Sabato Jr and Virginia Madsen's son arrested in fatal hit-and-run · mixed framing

Claims (14 extracted, 5 hedged)

Antonio Sabato Jr. and Virginia Madsen’s son, Jack Sabato, has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Anchorage, Alaska, Fox News Digital has confirmed. asserted
Digital → arrest → Anchorage
According to the Anchorage Police Department, Sabato, 32, was arrested Nov. 9 on charges of leaving the scene of an accident without assisting the injured and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, according to the Anchorage Police Department. uncertain
Sabato → accord → Department
Police identified the victim as Carl Simmonds, 42, who was pronounced dead after officers and medics responded to reports of an unresponsive man near Airport Heights Drive and Debarr Road around 5:48 a.m. asserted
officers → identify → a.m.
A preliminary investigation indicated a vehicle struck Simmonds and fled the scene, police said. asserted
police → indicate → scene
According to court records obtained by Fox News Digital, Jack has been hit with a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident without helping the victim, as well as a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death. uncertain
Jack → accord → injury
Charging documents reviewed by Alaska Public Media reported that responding officers found Simmonds' body on the sidewalk off Airport Heights Drive and several car parts scattered around. asserted
officers → charge → Drive
While reviewing security footage from a nearby bank, officers saw a white Chevy Tahoe striking Simmonds and not braking before or after the crash, according to the outlet. uncertain
Tahoe → review → outlet
After running the vehicle’s description into the Alaska Public Safety Information Network, law enforcement found the matching vehicle — which is registered to Jack — parked at the Anchorage Amazon Warehouse. asserted
which → run → Warehouse
The vehicle was then seized. asserted
vehicle → seize → ?
According to the charging documents, Jack told police he struck "something" while driving home after delivering for DoorDash, damaging his headlight. uncertain
he → accord → headlight
He said he believed he hit an animal and didn’t stop because he was driving without insurance. asserted
he → say → insurance
He also said he ran a red light because he felt unsafe driving without headlights. asserted
he → say → headlights
He said he planned to report the crash after work but contacted police after his girlfriend told him his SUV had been seized, saying he "knew the worst," according to the documents. uncertain
he → say → documents
Representatives for Madsen and Sabato Jr. did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. asserted
Representatives → respond → comment
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