Tupac Shakur in the television biopic Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story. Bentley made one of his last onscreen appearances in Spike Lee's crime drama Sucker Free City. Death Shortly after midnight on January 19, 2005, Bentley was driving alone when he was killed in a single-car accident in southern California's Ventura County. He was driving on Highway 118 near Simi Valley (30 miles northwest of Los Angeles). Witnesses to the accident stated that Bentley's vehicle was travelling at a high speed towards the Rocky Peak Fire Road off ramp. After running through a stop sign, the vehicle went through a chain-link fence situated across the street and rolled down an embankment. Bentley was ejected from the vehicle into traffic where five cars struck him. He sustained multiple blunt force injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:23 a.m. Bentley was survived by his two daughters and his mother Loyce Bentley . A memorial service for Bentley was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Home in Hollywood Hills, on January 24, 2005. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. Filmography References External links 1973 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Milwaukee American male film actors African-American male rappers American male child actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Musicians from Milwaukee Road incident deaths in California African-American male actors American male television actors People from Granada Hills, Los Angeles 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American people