BLANCHARDVILLE, Wis., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Justin M. Mentell, an artist and actor who had a recurring role on TV's "Boston Legal," has died in a car crash in rural Wisconsin, police said. He was 27.
The Texas native played attorney Garrett Wells on the show, which ended its five-season run in 2008. His film credits include "G-Force" and "Roll Bounce."
The Madison Wisconsin State Journal said Mentell's body was discovered Monday morning outside his Jeep, down a steep embankment off Highway 39 in Iowa County north of Blanchardville after a passerby spotted the vehicle and called for help.
Police told the newspaper Mentell, an Illinois resident, had been driving alone and was not wearing a seat belt when his vehicle went off the road.
The actor, who was thrown from the Jeep, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, the Journal said.
