Grey's Anatomy star Brad Everett Young dead aged 46 after horror wrong way crash

Hollywood actor and photographer Brad Everett Young has died at the age of 46. The star was involved in a collision on the 134 Freeway in Los Angeles and sadly he died from the injuries he suffered in the crash.

It is understood his car was struck by a vehicle which was going the wrong direction down the road. Young died at the scene and the other driver was hospitalised.

He was also known for his work as a photographer and appeared at many premieres, galas and award shows over the year, doing shoots across the United States for a number of publications.

Young photographed some famous faces over the years, including David Harbour, Seth Green, Emma Caulfield Ford and Sarah Michelle Gellar among others. He also had roles in Boy Meets World, Grey's Anatomy and Charlie's Angels as well as Jurassic Park III.

"Brad's passion for both the arts and the people behind them was unmatched," his publicist Paul Christensen told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. Young was passionate about the arts and founded Dream Loud Official.

The organisation's aim is to restore and preserve music and art programmes in schools up and down the US. Christensen added: "He lived his mission of keeping creativity alive, and his legacy will continue through Dream Loud Official."

Young originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue a medical career but he changed his mind and instead went into acting. He said back in 2015: "L.A. was just the place where I could make those decisions with all the job opportunities the town offered. In the first month here, I went out on my first audition for a TV series, booked it, joined the Screen Actors Guild, and the rest was history. I fell in love with everything in this business and the journey and strength it takes to accomplish what you want in it."

Tributes have flooded in for Young, with General Hospital star Chris McKenna writing: "These were taken just a couple weeks ago by the late @bradley206 we won't see another like him."

Parry Shan, another General Hospital star, added: "Brad Everett Young was one of the kindest and most generous people I have ever met. But the one trait that made him truly stand out in this business, often filled with cynicism, was his indomitable positivity."

"A lovely man who was respectful to fans and the celebrities whose pictures he took. Such a tragedy, such a loss. I pray for comfort to his family and friends. RIP Brad Everett Young," one fan wrote.

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