KISS rocker Gene Simmons was reportedly hospitalised in Malibu after a car accident. NBC4 Los Angeles reported that Simmons, 76, told responding deputies that he either passed out or fainted while driving along the famed oceanside stretch of highway, and hit a parked car. The rock legend reportedly passed out behind the wheel of his car and crashed on the Pacific Coast Highway. Gene's wife Shannon told NBC 4 Los Angeles that he is recovering at home. A spokesperson for the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station confirmed to PEOPLE an incident that matches the description of Simmons’ crash, but they did not identify the driver involved.
They told the publication the accident happened in the 25000 block of Pacific Coast Highway just before 1 pm and “involved a vehicle that struck a parked vehicle.” The driver was transported to the hospital by LA County Fire for further treatment, the spokesperson said.
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