Former ‘Boston Legal’ Actor Killed in Rural Wisconsin Jeep Accident

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Posted on 4th February 2010 by Gordon Johnson in Uncategorized

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Actor Justin Mentell, who co-starred in the ABC series “Boston Legal,” was thrown from his Jeep and killed in an accident in rural Iowa County, Wis., The Madison State Journal reported earlier this week.
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/article_986b91e8-0f87-11df-a5d0-001cc4c002e0.html

The body of Mentell, 27, of Waukegan, Ill., was found near his wrecked 2005 Jeep Monday morning. The vehicle had fallen down an embankment off Highway 39 near Moscow Road north of Blanchardville, the paper reported.

Mentell, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, was thrown out of his Jeep after it went off the highway, went down the embankment and hit two trees, authorities said.

Mentell had acquaintances in Madison, Wis. He was originally from Texas, later moved and went to high school in Waukegan, where he was a talented speed skater. Mentell graduated from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The school recently gave him an award as a distinguished graduate of its fine arts program.