New York, NY - A Spokesperson for Representative John Murtha has confirmed that Murtha has been hospitalized due to complications associated with a surgery to remove his gall bladder. The original surgery took place last week and Murtha was admitted back into the hospital in the last 24 hours with unconfirmed complications. He is in the intensive care unit ICU of The Virginai Hospital Center in Arlington.

The former star of Boston Legal, Justin Mentell, has been killed in a car wreck in rural Wisconsin. Reports are that he died when his vehicle went off the road and he was found dead of his injuries in a collision with two trees. Justin Mentell was 27 years old.

New York, NY - A Spokesperson for Representative John Murtha has confirmed that Murtha has been hospitalized due to complications associated with a surgery to remove his gall bladder. The original surgery took place last week and Murtha was admitted back into the hospital in the last 24 hours with unconfirmed complications. He is in the intensive care unit ICU of The Virginai Hospital Center in Arlington.

The former star of Boston Legal, Justin Mentell, has been killed in a car wreck in rural Wisconsin. Reports are that he died when his vehicle went off the road and he was found dead of his injuries in a collision with two trees. Justin Mentell was 27 years old.

Former Boston Legal actor Justin Mentell has died following a car crash in rural Wisconsin, the Iowa County Sheriff's Department said. He was 27.

Mentell died Monday after driving his Jeep off a steep embankment, striking two trees, according to the accident report. The actor, who was alone and not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene around 8:30 a.m. after a call came in. The accident is believed to have occurred around 3 a.m., Chief Deputy Jon Pepper told the Wisconsin State Journal.

Watch an interview with Mentell

"The family and friends of Justin Mentell thank you for visiting his site," read a statement on his website. "Memorial services are being planned."

Born in Texas and raised in Illinois, Mentell was a speed skater in his youth, having been a member of the U.S. Speed Skating's junior national long track team. After making his acting debut in 2004's Gotham, IL, he portrayed attorney Garrett Wells on Boston Legal from 2005-2006. Mentell most recently starred in last summer's G-Force.

Former Boston Legal actor Justin Mentell has died following a car crash in rural Wisconsin, the Iowa County Sheriff's Department said. He was 27.

Mentell died Monday after driving his Jeep off a steep embankment, striking two trees, according to the accident report. The actor, who was alone and not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene around 8:30 a.m. after a call came in. The accident is believed to have occurred around 3 a.m., Chief Deputy Jon Pepper told the Wisconsin State Journal.

Watch an interview with Mentell

"The family and friends of Justin Mentell thank you for visiting his site," read a statement on his website. "Memorial services are being planned."

Born in Texas and raised in Illinois, Mentell was a speed skater in his youth, having been a member of the U.S. Speed Skating's junior national long track team. After making his acting debut in 2004's Gotham, IL, he portrayed attorney Garrett Wells on Boston Legal from 2005-2006. Mentell most recently starred in last summer's G-Force.