Who is Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil, whose private jet just crashed in Arizona? The 64-year-old musician wasn’t on board, but his girlfriend has 5 broken ribs and the pilot didn’t survive
Vince Neil is the frontman of Mötley Crüe – the heavy metal band founded by Pamela Anderson’s ex Tommy Lee – who was also famously involved in a fatal car accident in the 1980s
A private jet owned by the frontman of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe crashed into a parked plane in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, killing one person.
Vince Neil, the band’s lead vocalist, was not on the Learjet Aircraft 35A when it veered off the runway while attempting to land according to Worrick Robinson IV, Neil’s legal representative. However, a statement from the band confirmed that two pilots and two passengers were on board.
During a press conference on Monday, Dave Folio, a public information officer for Scottsdale’s Fire Department, said five people were affected by the crash. He said one person had died, two were transported to local trauma centres, and one to a local hospital. He didn’t give any details about the fifth person.
At the Monday press conference, Kelli Kuester, the airport’s aviation planning and outreach coordinator, said the plane was arriving from Austin, Texas, and crashed into a parked Gulfstream G200 jet. “It appears that the left main gear failed upon landing resulting in the accident,” she said. Lisa Borowsky, the mayor of the City of Scottsdale, confirmed in a statement provided to local media that at least one person had died. It was later revealed to be one of the two pilots on board who had lost their life.
Here’s what we know about Vince Neil amid the news.
Where did Vince Neil grow up?
Neil grew up on the streets of Compton, California, which he described as being tough to Louder in 2016. “Kids were getting shot for their shoes. I witnessed murders. It was pretty crazy, but back then I thought everything was normal,” he said.