Nash Allegedly Failed to Use Seat belt Restraints
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY - John Forbes Nash Jr, subject of the 2001 film "A Beautiful Mind", was killed in a car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike last Saturday. His wife Alicia, who was also in the vehicle, died at the scene.
Nash and his wife were traveling in a taxi cab when the car apparently lost control while attempting to pass another vehicle. The cab slammed into a guardrail and ejected Nash and his wife, neither of whom were wearing their seat belts.
Nash, whose brilliance and struggles with with schizophrenia were chronicled in "A Beautiful Mind", made several groundbreaking discoveries in a wide variety of fields including mathematics, economics, and computer science. He received numerous awards and prizes, including the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.
The driver of the taxi cab will likely not be charged with any crimes. New Jersey law provides that drivers are not responsible for injuries to passengers in the back seat if they are not wearing a seat belt, unless the passenger is under the age of 18.
Nash's death rocked both the academic and entertainment worlds, with tweets and statements from noteworthy individuals offering their condolences to the Nash family.
Russel Crowe, who played Nash in "A Beautiful Mind", tweeted shortly after Nash's death: "Stunned... my heart goes out to John & Alicia & family. An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts."
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Sources: 'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash, wife killed in car crash, JOHN NASH, WIFE, 'A BEAUTIFUL MIND' INSPIRATION, KILLED IN NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE CRASH, Here's why cabbie who crashed, killing John Nash and his wife, may not be charged
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