Boston Legal star dies in car smash

LAST ACT: Boston Legal star Justin Mentell has been killed in a car accident.

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A 27-year-old actor who appeared on Boston Legal and in a movie alongside Nicholas Cage has been killed in an SUV crash in Wisconsin. He wasn't wearing a seat belt.

The Iowa County Sheriff's Department said Justin Mentell was killed when his SUV went down an embankment off Highway 39 near Blanchardville and hit two trees.

The crash was reported around 8.30am on Monday.

The sheriff's department confirmed Mentall wasn't wearing a seat belt.

Mentell portrayed attorney Garrett Wells on Boston Legal from 2005 to 2006. According to the film database IMDb.com, he also was Terrell in the 2009 Disney movie G-Force.

The website says Mentell was a former member of the US Junior National Speedskating team.

- AP