Actor Justin Mentell, died in a car accident in Wisconsin on Tuesday after his car flipped down a steep embankment and hit trees. Police said Mentell was not wearing a seat belt.

THE LATEST news is that Boston Legal Star Justin Mentell is dead.

 
Justin Mentell, died in a car accident in Wisconsin on Tuesday after his car flipped down a steep embankment and hit trees. Police said Mentell was not wearing a seat belt because of which he suffered a fatal head injury. According to the reports, Mentell was pronounced dead at the scene around 9 AM.

The 27 years old actor played attorney Garrett Wells on 'Boston legal' from 2005 to 2006 and most recently starred in 'G-Force' with Zach Galifianakis.

The actor was also known to be a former member of the US Junior National Speedskating team.

He majored in acting at Northern Illinois University and also spent time in Moscow studying at the Moscow Art Theatre.
 
While at NIU he also appeared in several independent films, including At the Still Point, for which he received the Golden Reel Award for Best Actor at its 2005 Film Festival. He also appeared in the 2005 comedy Roll Bounce about a 1970s roller-disco in which he was able to combine his acting and skating skills.
 
His big break came when he was cast as Garrett Wells in the comedy/drama Boston Legal. he played the role in 16 episodes through 2005 and 2006. In 2009 he appeared as Terrell in the Walt Disney animation/live action film G-Force.
 
Since then he had been devoting more time to his work as an artist and a musician. He recently laid down drum tracks for a new Rip Records production and had been enjoying work on his art specialism - abstract painting.
 
Artist James Zahn, who met Mr Mentell on the set of Roll Bounce, said the young actor had moved back to Waukegan and was focusing on his art and his music.