Death
On August 26, 2010, Schimmel was a passenger in a car driven by his 19-year-old daughter, Aliyah, when the car flipped onto its side before coming to a stop in the shoulder of the Loop 101 freeway in Scottsdale. Schimmel was hospitalized in serious condition, while Aliyah was hospitalized in stable condition. Schimmel’s son Jacob, also in the car at the time, was not injured.
On September 3, 2010, Schimmel died of his injuries. He is interred at the Paradise Memorial Gardens in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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