CS:GO YouTuber McSkillet died in car crash, a mother and daughter killed

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/27/2018 08:56 AM | source: gameskinny | 50 comment(s)

Awful shocking news today. Just before the weekend a popular Counter Strike: Global Offensive player and YouTube creator died following a multi-car collision that occurred just outside of San Diego. Reportedly he drove his supercar into oncoming traffic, and killed a woman and her daughter.

Trevor Heitmann was a popular YouTuber gamer with nearly 900,000 subscribers to his YouTube video channel and his Twitter followers knew him as McSkillet. Various tweets by gaming fans said he had been banned from facilitating e-sport gambling that had brought him a sizeable income – enough to buy a handmade, 2015 British McLaren 650S sports car that would have cost US$250,000 or more. The McLaren, with Heitmann behind the wheel, slammed head-on into a Hyundai SUV and both vehicles burst into flames. It is suggested by some, he was not in a right state of mind.

The crash happened on Thursday after 4:30 pm local time, where Heitmann, driving the wrong way, crashed into a Hyundai SUV killing a 43-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter. According to an interview, one of Heitmann's friend said he had been dealing with depression before the crash.

“I don’t know how to feel,” they said. “I knew him so well in middle and high school, he was a really good person and we had a lot of great memories together, but now learning about all the tragedy he caused for the people who died, I don’t know what to feel.”

McSkillet has made a substantial amount of money through his YouTube channel, enough for him to purchase the luxury car involved in the crash. However, it's been several months since his most recent upload. The YouTuber never revealed his real name or his face online.

The two crash victims are Aileen Pizarro, 43, and her daughter Aryana (12), their Son setup has set up a GoFundMe page for their memorial. This would cover the funeral costs and additional expenses related to their deaths. The original goal is only for $5,000 USD, but has now raised over $50.000 by almost a 1000 people.

What a tragedy.

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asturur
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#5578250 Posted on: 08/27/2018 01:23 PM

IANAL but it seems the most logical thing.

Also, it's kinda funny that so many people lose their lives in car crashes every day and go largely ignored...
BUT if you "luck out" and a it's a celebrity that caused the accident, then you might get donations.

I'm not saying that donations are bad per se, it's just a very uneven distribution.

There are accidents and driving and killing on purpouse. Is a bit different.

I would agree donations are pointless in those occasions unless the family is asking it because the major income of the family is gone.

asturur
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#5578252 Posted on: 08/27/2018 01:24 PM

And also today the shooting at the madden nfl tournament in US. That was crazy too.

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#5578266 Posted on: 08/27/2018 02:15 PM

And also today the shooting at the madden nfl tournament in US. That was crazy too.

New unconstitutional gun regulations are sure to follow... :rolleyes:

Denial
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#5578269 Posted on: 08/27/2018 02:19 PM

New unconstitutional gun regulations are sure to follow... :rolleyes:

They should just bring in and ARM CS:GO players to handle security.

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#5578270 Posted on: 08/27/2018 02:19 PM

They should just bring in and ARM CS:GO players to handle security.

Jumping around with sniper rifles in front of slightly opened doors all the time?

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