Police arrest son of actors Antonio Sabàto Jr., Virginia Madsen in fatal hit-and-run

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - Police in Alaska arrested a 32-year-old Anchorage man in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash on Monday morning.

Crash details

Charging documents state that 32-year-old Jack Sabàto was driving a white Chevrolet Tahoe when he hit a pedestrian near the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road at 5:35 a.m. Monday.

The pedestrian was identified as Carl Simmonds, according to charging documents.

Simmonds was the ninth pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year.

Suspect’s family

Sabàto is the son of Antonio Sabàto Jr., a “General Hospital” actor, and Virginia Madsen, an actress known for her roles in movies like “Candyman,” “Sideways” and “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Madsen’s brother Michael Madsen was also an actor whose film credits included “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill: Volume 2.”

How police identified the vehicle

Police responded to the scene of Monday’s hit-and-run around 5:48 a.m.

Police recovered video of the collision from the Blood Bank of Alaska and were able to identify the car. They traced the vehicle registration to Sabàto’s home address, where a neighbor confirmed his place of work.

At 12:45 p.m., police located a Tahoe parked at the workplace that had “fresh damage to the right front corner that was consistent with a pedestrian strike,” according to the charging document. After obtaining a warrant, police seized the car.

Statement to police

At 2:46 p.m., Sabàto called police saying he hit an animal with his Tahoe and wanted to talk to officers, according to the charging documents. He told officers that he was on his way home after “doing late night Door Dashing” when he turned onto the road by the hospital. He said that “’something’ suddenly appeared in the road” and his headlights went out.

The charging documents state that Sabàto knew he hit “something” but didn’t want to check because he was scared that he did not have insurance. He also allegedly told police he called them because he “knew the worst.”

Charges and court

Sabàto was arrested and sent to the Anchorage Correctional Complex on charges of leaving the scene of an accident without assisting the injured and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in injury or death.

Sabàto was arraigned in court Tuesday afternoon at the Anchorage Jail Courtroom.