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| Treat Williams, Actor Known for Film Version of ‘Hair,’ Dies at 71 | Treat Williams, Actor Known for Film Version of ‘Hair,’ Dies at 71 |
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| Treat Williams, the actor known for his roles in the movies “Hair” and “Deep Rising” and the TV show “Everwood,” has died. He was 71. | Treat Williams, the actor known for his roles in the movies “Hair” and “Deep Rising” and the TV show “Everwood,” has died. He was 71. |
| Mr. Williams died on Monday after an S.U.V. crashed into his motorcycle in Dorset, Vt., the Vermont State Police said in a statement. | |
| The crash occurred in the late afternoon near the Vermont-New York State border. | |
| The Vermont State Police said that a southbound S.U.V. attempting to turn left into a parking lot drove into the path of Mr. Williams’s northbound Honda motorcycle, adding that Mr. Williams was “unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle.” | |
| Mr. Williams, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, suffered critical injuries and was pronounced dead at a medical center in Albany, N.Y., after being airlifted there, the state police said. The 35-year-old man whose vehicle hit Mr. Williams was not hospitalized. | |
| The police said an investigation was underway. No other details were immediately available. | |
| Earlier on Monday, Mr. Williams, who lived in Manchester Center, Vt., posted a photo on Twitter that he appeared to have taken from the seat of his lawn mower. | |
| “Mowing today,” he wrote. “Wish I could bottle the scent.” | |
| This is a developing story. | This is a developing story. |
| Jesus Jiménez contributed reporting. |