India, Dec. 23 -- Vince Zampella, the video game developer behind Call of Duty, was killed in a crash on Southern California's Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday afternoon, NBC Los Angeles reported. The single-car accident occurred north of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Mountains at approximately 12:45 p.m.

According to the report, the southbound car went off the road, hit a concrete barrier, and threw a passenger from the vehicle. The driver was trapped in the resulting fire and died at the scene, while the passenger later died in the hospital. The cause of the crash is still unknown.

Vince Zampella was married to Brigitte Zampella for 18 years, and the couple had three children together (reported as minors in 2015). Brigitte filed for d...