Life Gets Worse For Gary Collins
Last Thursday, former talk show host Gary Collins, pleaded no contest to a DUI charge and was sentenced to 96 hours in jail. What should have been the end of the story turned into so much more. The very next day, Warren Gates died. Who is Warren Gates you ask? He is the 89 year old man that Gary Collins crashed into while driving drunk.
Since the accident, Warren Gates has been in the hospital. I hate death, but deaths from DUI are just the worst because they are 100% preventable. Over the weekend here in LA, two studio executives out on a date were killed by a drunk driver who ran a stop light on Sunset and slammed into the couple's car, killing them instantly.
I doubt anyone under the age of 40 even remembers Gary Collins. Even when he was hosting a talk show it seems like he was the forgotten guy. There was Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas and that third guy Gary. It's kind of like that with Jay and Dave, with Jimmy Kimmel playing the part of Gary Collins.
It is a shame that Gary Collins is achieving more fame than he has had for the past 10 years as a result of his stupidity and the death of an innocent.
