The unexpected and shocking death of Brent Hinds shook the metal world to its very core. The guitarist and co-founding member of Mastodon was involved in a fatal motorcycle crash in Atlanta, Georgia, on the night of Aug. 20, with early reports claiming that a BMW SUV allegedly failed to yield to Hinds at an intersection.
On Sept. 4, the Atlanta Police Department shared its findings after investigating the incident. According to the report, the authorities have determined that the 51-year-old Hinds was at fault for the crash that killed him.
“After conducting time distance calculations of the Motorcycle and assessing the changes in velocity of the BMW, it was deemed that Hinds was traveling between 63 and 68 mph,” reads the summary, per Atlanta News First. “Video of the intersection was used for the calculations. The video clearly depicts the crash. Hinds was at fault for the crash.”
Hinds’ speed at the time was reportedly twice the speed limit at the crash site near the intersection of Memorial Drive and Boulevard. Investigators used traffic camera footage to determine his speed, and two witnesses told the police that Hinds was “driving fast.”…