Famed 'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash, wife killed in taxi crash, police say

[Bosonic]

Source: NJ.com

MONROE — John Forbes Nash Jr., the Princeton University mathematician whose life story was the subject of the film "A Beautiful Mind," and his wife of nearly 60 years died Saturday in a taxi crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, police said.

Nash was 86. Alicia Nash was 82. The couple lived in Princeton.

The Nashes were in a taxi traveling southbound in the left lane of the New Jersey Turnpike, State Police Sgt. Gregory Williams said. The driver of the Ford Crown Victoria lost control as he tried to pass a Chrysler in the center lane, crashing into a guard rail.

The Nashes were ejected from the car, Williams said.

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[Cooley Hurd]

1. OMG! How horrible!

Cross gently, John and Alicia.

[In_The_Wind]

2. May they rest in peace.

[onehandle]

3. Wear your seatbelt in taxis and Ubers.

I took a taxi a few blocks on Friday. I wore my damn seatbelt.

RIP.

[Cooley Hurd]

4. Excellent advice...

[mainer]

17. Not all taxis have working seatbelts -- grrr

I always buckle up, but sometimes you end up in a cab where the female end of the buckle is buried under the seat. I think cabs should lose their certification if they don't have working, accessible belts.

[LuckyLib]

23. When I call for a taxi, I request that it have seatbelts. No excuses.

This is so sad.

[treestar]

24. they should if they are going to go on the turnpike

at those speeds, it's essential

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Just saw this on Breaking news...

and of course DU has it already.....

How very sad.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

6. :(

[Hugin]

7. ...

Words escape me.

[wryter2000]

8. How awful

I'm glad they went together, in any case.

[treestar]

25. and hopefully quickly

at those ages it was going to be sooner or later and probably in a slower worse way. At least that's the case. OTOH, unexpected and due to someone's criminal negligence.

[Tom_Foolery]

9. RIP...

[paleotn]

10. That's terrible.

[Thespian2]

11. Rest In Peace

[mountain grammy]

12. Very sad news and a huge loss.

[workinclasszero]

13. Sad

[mnhtnbb]

14. How sad.

Yes, wear seat belts in taxis!

[BlueJazz]

15. This is one time the saying "Only the good die young" is wrong.

[iandhr]

16. Very sad

[SoapBox]

18. Awful...

[PatrynXX]

19. :(

Jennifer Connelly played her movie was never quite accurate since he was Bisexual , in 2001 they never would have put that in there. Today they probably would have worked it in somehow. So when they say she kept him together , for the most part yes except when the seperated (divorced??) Still that was a great movie and one of Jennifers last great movies.. although she seems to have a new one out Aloft that might be okay. Think Darren A does things to actresses don't know.

[TexasBushwhacker]

29. Nash and Alicia divorced

They divorced after just 6 years of marriage. He was in and out of mental hospitals for a few years, and then lived with her as a boarder. Eventually they remarried in 2001.

[magical thyme]

20. godspeed John and Alicia...

[ileus]

21. I drive John Nash every morning on my daily commute.

[valerief]

22. Me First driving kills. nt

[deathrind]

26. How sad.

He was a brilliant man and his wife must have been a wonderful And incredibly strong lady to love and support a man with such deep seeded issues.

That was a excellent movie. The scene where everyone walked up and gave him a pen was moving and hopefully real to life.

Always wear the seatbelt.

RIP

[Nye Bevan]

27. How could someone so smart not wear a seatbelt?

Presumably he understood probabilities and risks. Not wearing a seatbelt is utterly insane.

[Reter]

28. Adults in the back seat almost never wear a seatbelt

I've taken lots of taxis, and I've never seen it.