From our message board:
Sunday morning, Sam Nation ( Shipman ) of The Thirteens was killed in a car crash. He and Melissa Fairmount (Of Fairmount Girls and The Thirteens) were driving home from the Comet, when a car ran a red light, and crashed into him. The driver had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit and was driving without a license.
Melissa and the other driver escaped unharmed, but Sam was killed upon impact.
This is not only a huge loss for The Thirteens and Melissa, but for the arts community as well. Sam was a truly inspirational person and is going to be terribly missed.