On the 22nd of September at 23:46 PM, the the widely known YouTuber PewDiePie was pronounced dead after a fatal car crash in Brighton, England, after driving while intoxicated. Sources say he was driving a Mercedes C63 AMG that was involved in a head-on collision with a truck that was driving in the opposite direction on the road.
PewDiePie was confirmed dead on the scene by the police who performed a neck and spine-type impact while the truck driver was air-lifted to a hospital in a conscious state. Police told The Telegraph that he did not suffer from serious injuries and a friend who was a passenger in his car was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.
The recent news about the much-popular and highly rated YouTube personality’s death has shocked the internet and fans who have sent their condolences to his family. The controversial YouTube personality has been under fire for making videos which seem to glorify and encourage the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana. The most recent video, titled No Fap Tales, has garnered 4.9 million views