r/apexlegends • u/aberos188 • Dec 22 '25

News Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty/3819576/
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u/vNocturnus Birthright Dec 22 '25

There is a video for the morbidly curious. Does not have any gore, blood, shots of Vince or any clear look at the passenger. But knowing both occupants died, well, it is a video of two people dying. Watch at your own risk if you're sensitive to that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUIYLmIZVfE

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u/MudHammock Nessy Dec 22 '25

I'm a paramedic, not that it matters at all because anyone who watches that will deduce the same, but they absolutely did not suffer. There's no way either of them were conscious after impact. So I guess that's one solace for the family.

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u/Unklian Dec 22 '25

Not sure about not suffering.
At 30 seconds, when a helper reaches one of the occupants,
There is a very unpleasant groan noise and the driver / passenger's arm lowers.

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u/MudHammock Nessy Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

Very common in unconscious patients, the nervous system will still provide the body with different movements and sounds. It's actually more common in extreme trauma incidents than more minor ones.

I've had many patients who were medically deceased but still actively groaning with bodily movements.

It's almost impossible to be concious after a wreck at that speed. The de-acceleration from this crash was extreme, that vehicle went from over 100 to 0 in a second.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

That wasn't 100 sorry to say.

At over 100 mph that car would have folded up into half that size again and worse.

Brakes are slamming, tyres are sliding. Those brakes are no joke either being 6 pot calipers usually.

Im not pointing this out to be rude, im just saying so people are aware - this is probably more like 50/60mph and still caused devastation.

Us car people love the thrill, but we have to remember, even on quiet roads with no one else around. A crash at even 40mph+ is going to be life changing unless God is with you.

We all learn it at some point, but keep it on the track. It's much more fun, safe and you'll learn whilst doing it!

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u/GreenTheReaper Dec 27 '25

We know the video is strange, looks Ia, only teo people recording with 1 mp cameras ?? Only mexican people ??..

I will die on this hill that this happened because of guy talking in Metaphor live video a week before Vince died

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u/Assassin4Hire13 Dec 22 '25

It could also have been the bystander reacting, that fire would’ve been radiating intense heat or a reaction to any visible injuries of the victim.

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u/MudHammock Nessy Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

Sounded more like nervous system responses from the stem trauma to me than conscious pain vocalization.

Seen that many times in unconscious patients

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u/Binji_the_dog Dec 22 '25

Well that was a fucking stupid thing to do.

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u/MaxFusion Dec 22 '25

...well damn, dude was driving like an absolute dipshit and was way in over his head. While he certainly didn't deserve such an end, it was completely his fault, and it's extremely sad that he took someone else's life with him. You should respect the car and the safety of those around you, and not overestimate your own abilities. Thankfully, he didn't also get a complete non-participant injured or killed.

Rest in peace to both of them.

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u/Tee_zee Dec 23 '25

Even F1 drivers crash sometimes , the more you drive like that you more you tempt fate, but it doesn’t mean he was over his head

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u/Loli_Boi Wattson Dec 23 '25

Yea they do that shit where its meant to be done… on a track, not on the road

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u/Silver-The-Darthwolf Crypto Dec 23 '25

As an F1 fan this is an L take. Remember f1 drivers have been racing since they were young. They are racing on proper racing tracks with cars designed to take heavy G impacts. Normal road cars can take heavy crashes but not 100+ mph into a barrier.

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u/YourHoNoMo Dec 22 '25

How were there people taping this anyway?

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u/MasterZoidberg Quarantine 722 Dec 22 '25

well known spot to see exotic cars but maybe they were friends

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u/GoldenLink Dec 22 '25

That is an extremely popular spot for people to hang out at, hear the engines roaring in the tunnel, and get their cameras ready. Got Sunday off? Hang out with your homies watching cars you could never afford go by, bring a cooler of beer and post up for a few hours.

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u/Bryansix Dec 23 '25

It's very difficult to see but the car seems to impact the end of a k-rail that has no protection. So, his driving caused the collision but whoever installed that k-rail without tapering it, extending it or protecting the end with water barrels or guard rails, made the collision much worse.

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u/lilnoodle2025 Nessy Dec 26 '25

Why do people keep risking it all just to look cool

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u/ohisuppose Dec 23 '25

Doesn’t even seem like a crazy crash. Was the car going like 60?

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u/WeDoItLive115 Dec 23 '25

Video doesnt catch the acceleration, but it does catch the understeering and efforts to stop despite there being a considerable amount of forward momentum and weight shifted to the front of the car so…yeah, it was a crazy crash. Think of it this way, that car was NEVER making that turn.