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Gene Simmons Recovering After Malibu Crash Linked to Suspected Medical Episode

His wife says a recent medication change, coupled with dehydration, likely led to him fainting behind the wheel.

Overview

  • Deputies said a black Lincoln Navigator struck a parked vehicle just before 1 p.m. Tuesday on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu Canyon Road.
  • Officials noted the driver might have suffered a medical emergency, and Los Angeles County Fire transported him to a hospital for evaluation.
  • Simmons, 76, told authorities he passed out or fainted, and witnesses reported the SUV crossed several lanes before the impact.
  • He has been discharged and posted on X that he is “completely fine,” describing the incident as a “slight fender bender.”
  • The crash occurred weeks before KISS’s scheduled mid-November “unmasked” fan event in Las Vegas, and no other injuries were reported.