VIDEO : Police: Anton Yelchin Was Killed By His Own Car As It Rolled Down His Driveway

Anton Yelchin in October 2015 Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images for Miu Miu LOS ANGELES -- Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" films, was killed by his own car as it rolled down his driveway, police and his publicist said. The car pinned Yelchin, 27, against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence at his home in Los Angeles, Officer Jenny Hosier said. He had gotten out of the vehicle momentarily, but police did not say why he was behind it when it started rolling.