{"id":913811,"date":"2026-11-11T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T17:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/913811\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T17:20:09","slug":"virginia-madsens-son-jack-sabato-arrested-over-fatal-hit-and-run-in-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/913811\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Madsen\u2019s son Jack Sab\u00e1to arrested over fatal hit-and-run in Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Sab\u00e1to, the son of \u201cSideways\u201d actress Virginia Madsen<\/a> and \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d star Antonio Sab\u00e1to Jr., has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Anchorage, Alaska.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old was arrested and jailed at the Anchorage Correctional Complex on Monday following a road traffic incident earlier in the day that led to the death of a 42-year-old man.<\/p>\n

Sab\u00e1to allegedly fled the scene before later contacting the cops to say he hit \u201csomething\u201d while he was \u201cdoing late-night DoorDashing,\u201d according to documents obtained by KTUU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jack Sabato (pictured with his parents, Antonio Sabato Jr. and Virginia Madsen, in 2012) was arrested Monday over a fatal hit-and-run. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jack (seen here in court) has been charged in Anchorage, Alaska, following a fatal incident, according to the Anchorage Police Department. KTUU<\/p>\n

Jack has been remanded 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, per the ACC. KTUU<\/p>\n

According to the Anchorage Police Department (APD)<\/a>, he has been remanded 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt approximately 5:48 AM on November 9, 2026, officers assigned to patrol, along with medics from the Anchorage Fire Department, responded to the intersection of Airport Heights Dr and Debarr Rd in reference to an unresponsive adult male,\u201d the APD said in the statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cUpon arrival, officers located an adult male identified as Carl Simmonds, 42, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement noted that the \u201cadult male pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene.\u201d <\/p>\n

Authorities are urging anyone who may have video footage of the area or further information about the crash to contact APD Dispatch, according to the department.<\/p>\n

The tattooed 32-year-old was arraigned in court Tuesday at the Anchorage Jail Courtroom. KTUU<\/p>\n

His mother (pictured with Jack in 2011) famously earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 2004 comedy-drama \u201cSideways.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n

Antonio Sabato Jr. (pictured with Jack) told TMZ that the family \u201cis digesting this horrible news and asking for privacy in this devastating news.\u201d WireImage<\/p>\n

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In reaction to the news, Antonio told TMZ<\/a> on Tuesday, \u201cWe all just found out the terrible news and our family is digesting this horrible news and asking for privacy in this devastating news. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack was arraigned in court Tuesday at the Anchorage Jail Courtroom, where a judge set his bail at $5,000, per KTUU.<\/p>\n

He also received a no-driving order and faces an additional $5,000 penalty if he fails to show up for future court dates.<\/p>\n

Jack\u2019s parents have both enjoyed success as actors<\/a>, with Antonio enjoying memorable roles in shows such as \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d and \u201cMelrose Place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antonio (seen in 2018) is best known for memorable roles in shows such as \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d and \u201cMelrose Place.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n

Antonio dated Madsen (seen in September) between 1993 and 1998, with the former couple welcoming their son in August 1994. Getty Images for The Creative Coalition<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Madsen, 65, starred in films such as \u201cCandyman\u201d and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 2004 comedy-drama \u201cSideways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madsen and Antonio dated between 1993 and 1998, with the former couple welcoming their son in August 1994.<\/p>\n

The news comes after Madsen mourned the death of her brother <\/a>and fellow actor, Michael Madsen. Best known for his roles in \u201cKill Bill,\u201d \u201cFree Willy\u201d and \u201cReservoir Dogs,\u201d he died in July 2025<\/a> at age 67.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jack Sab\u00e1to, the son of \u201cSideways\u201d actress Virginia Madsen and \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d star Antonio Sab\u00e1to Jr., has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":913812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[381732,236,33466,7568,5654,91,88,13952],"class_list":["post-913811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-antonio-sabato-jr","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-arrests","tag-celebrity-children","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-parents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/913812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=913811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}