Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella dies in US car crash
The 55-year-old gaming pioneer was one of two people who died in a crash on a scenic road north of Los Angeles
Vince Zampella, the acclaimed co-creator of video gaming juggernaut Call of Duty, has died in a car crash. He was 55.
The developer and executive died on Sunday while driving his Ferrari on a scenic road north of Los Angeles, according to local broadcaster NBC4.
“For unknown reasons, the vehicle veered off the roadway, struck a concrete barrier, and became fully engulfed,” the California Highway Patrol said in a statement, without identifying the two victims in the crash.
The CHP added that both the driver and a passenger who was ejected from the vehicle succumbed to their injuries.
Witnesses posted video of the mangled cherry-red Ferrari, engulfed in flames, on the mountain road. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
His studios created some of the world’s best-selling video games, and Zampella was considered an innovator in first-person military shooter-style games.