Comedy in the Fast Lane: Sam Kinison’s Rock Star Life

Two Drunk Drivers on a Dark Highway

Kinison and Malika were on the way to Laughlin, Nevada, for a sold-out concert. The driver of the truck that killed Kinison was a 17-year-old boy who had been drinking. But he wasn’t as drunk as Kinison had been.

A newspaper clipping shows the damage from the accident.

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The autopsy found booze, cocaine, painkillers, and tranquilizers in Kinison’s bloodstream. To make the situation worse – and deadly – Kinison wasn’t wearing a seat belt. Upon collision, he hit the windshield head-on. But he didn’t die upon impact. In fact, he got out of the car and asked God why he had to die.

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