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Report: Mastodon Guitarist Brent Hinds Was Speeding Before Fatal Crash
Atlanta police used traffic camera footage and witness accounts to determine Brent Hinds was speeding at 63-68 mph, nearly twice the speed limit, causing the fatal crash.
- On September 4th, the Atlanta Police Department released an updated report determining Brent Hinds was at fault in the August 20, 2025 motorcycle crash that killed him.
- Using traffic-camera video, investigators found Brent Hinds was traveling between 63 and 68 mph at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Boulevard, roughly twice the posted speed limit 35 mph.
- Multiple witnesses and a 911 caller told police they saw Hinds moving quickly before impact; first responders found him breathing and moving, but he later died at Grady Memorial Hospital, with the Fulton County Medical Examiner listing blunt force injuries and calling the manner an 'accident'.
- On August 31, Atlanta hosted a memorial walk drawing hundreds of family, friends, and fans, including Mastodon band and bandmates Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher, mourning Brent Hinds' loss.
- Despite the final finding, conflicting accounts persist over whether the female BMW SUV driver had a green or red light, and an initial August 28 police report blamed her, but the Atlanta Police Department reversed that finding.
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Police release crash report in death of former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds
Brent Hinds was best known for his time as the lead guitarist for Mastodon, which he co-founded in 2000 with bassist Troy Sanders, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor.
·Baton Rouge, United States
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Mastodon’s Brent Hinds ‘at Fault’ for Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Say
Police in Atlanta have concluded that late Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was at fault for the auto accident that led to his death last month. In an updated police report issued Thursday, Sept. 4, authorities said Hinds was “traveling between 63 and 68” miles per hour when his motorcycle collided with an SUV in the middle of an intersection. The posted speed limit at the intersection, police noted, is 35 mph. In the initial accident report…
·Los Angeles, United States
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