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SUICIDE SILENCE Singer Dies In Motorcycle Accident

Mitch Lucker, singer for the Southern California heavy metal band Suicide Silence, died Thursday morning, Nov. 1, after being in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night.

The Orange County coroner's office said Lucker was pronounced dead at 6:17 a.m. Thursday at UCI Medical Center in Orange County.

Lucker, who lives in Huntington Beach crashed his motorcycle shortly after 9pm last night and was admitted to the hospital. Mitch died a few hours later, at 6:30am on Thursday morning, from the injuries.

The LA Times reports Mitch struck a light pole near the intersection of Main and 13th streets and was thrown from his 2013 Harley Davidson.

Mitch leaves behind a daughter, Kenadee Lucker.

Three days before the accident, a fan of Suicide Silence snapped the following picture of Mitch on his bike cruising down the freeway.