"Vince Zampella, a video game developer who has co-created or helmed some of the most popular franchises in the world, died in a car crash on a Los Angeles highway at 12:45 pm Pacific time on Sunday, December 21. He was 55 years old. According to the California Highway Patrol, Zampella was in a car on Angeles Crest Highway when the vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a concrete barrier. No other vehicles were reported to be part of the crash."
"A passenger was ejected from the vehicle, while the driver was trapped inside after the vehicle caught fire. The driver died at the scene, and the passenger died after being taken to the hospital. The report did not indicate whether Zampella was the passenger or the driver. Angeles Crest Highway is a scenic road under the San Gabriel Mountains on the eastern end of LA and is commonly used for Sunday leisure drives. The vehicle involved in the crash was a 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS."
Vince Zampella, 55, died in a car crash on Angeles Crest Highway in Los Angeles at 12:45 pm Pacific on Sunday, December 21. A 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS veered off the road and struck a concrete barrier; no other vehicles were reported to be involved. A passenger was ejected and the driver was trapped after the vehicle caught fire; the driver died at the scene and the passenger later died at a hospital. The California Highway Patrol report did not specify whether Zampella was the passenger or the driver. Zampella worked at SegaSoft and Panasonic, led design on Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002), and co-founded Infinity Ward in 2002.
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