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  • WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24 2007 11:00 PM

RIP Brent Liles: Former Social Distortion Bassist Hit By Truck

Submitted by ZenTrixter

Edited by erin_broadley

Tags: punk, bass, Social Distortion, Agent Orange



Unfortunately, the AP has reported that former Social Distortion/Agent Orange bassist Brent Liles, 43, died last week in a tragic accident after a big rig hit his bicycle.

PLACENTIA, California (AP)—Brent Liles, a former bassist for the 1980s punk rock group Social Distortion, was struck and killed by a truck while riding a bicycle, authorities said Wednesday. He was 43.

Liles was hit on January 18. No immediate charges were brought against the driver.

Liles, who was from Fullerton, joined Social Distortion in 1981 and played bass on the band's "Mommy's Little Monster" recording two years later.

Fed up with turmoil inside the group, he and drummer Derek O'Brien quit the band during a New Year's Eve performance in 1983.

Liles went on to play with other punk groups such as Agent Orange.


The accident happened around 11:30 AM PST last Thursday as Liles entered the crosswalk near a freeway on-ramp. The truck driver, Javier Lopez of Rancho Cucamonga, was infact making a legal green-light turn onto the freeway but claims he did not see Liles crossing. Officers said Liles was dead upon their arrival.

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PBRawwww

PBRawwww

San Diego, CA
May 2005

JAN 24, 2007 11:39 PM

"It Wasn't a Preety Picture"

Spammm

Spammm

Las Vegas, NV
November 2004

JAN 25, 2007 12:11 AM

That fuckin' sucks. I didn't know the guy but I like Social D and that album is a fuckin' classic.

R.I.P. man.

Bastardo

Bastardo

Boston, MA
January 2005

JAN 25, 2007 12:20 AM

PBRawwww said:
"It Wasn't a Preety Picture"



What?

Devilboy666

Devilboy666

Oakland, CA
February 2003

JAN 25, 2007 01:05 AM

I knew Brent back in the day. My band Christ on Parade played with SD back then. I remember him as a fun guy with a killer Bass sound. He wil be sadly missed. R.I.P Brother...

handsome_rob

handsome_rob

Burlington, IA
May 2004

JAN 25, 2007 01:53 AM

damn.

janky525

janky525

Emeryville, CA
April 2005

JAN 25, 2007 02:27 AM

as a bass player, who rides a bike, this really bums me out.

Wear a helmet I guess.

lowroller

lowroller

Australia
May 2008

JAN 25, 2007 02:39 AM

I've been riding my bike a fair bit lately and I always laugh off the idea of having an accident .... this has really got me thinking now. I guess no one thinks this could happen to them.

AC04

AC04

Houston, TX
November 2006

JAN 25, 2007 04:19 AM

Of all the ways to go . . . RIP.

ash0doubleDs

ash0doubleDs

Corona, CA
September 2006

JAN 25, 2007 06:04 AM

janky525 said:
as a bass player, who rides a bike, this really bums me out.

Wear a helmet I guess.



i don't think that a helmet will help you when you are ran over by a big rig....this happened right by my work and one of my co-workers saw his body....there was nothing that anyone could've done to avoid the hit....

sucks major....frown

Squrl4

Squrl4

Montreal, QC
August 2006

JAN 25, 2007 07:19 AM

sad frown

lastresort

lastresort

Gatineau, QC
December 2006

JAN 25, 2007 08:21 AM

R.I.P. Brent

BrightRedScream

BrightRedScream

Stoney Creek, ON
April 2005

JAN 25, 2007 08:32 AM

Fuck....

R.I.P <3

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

JAN 25, 2007 09:57 AM

SEE!!! All you goddamned tree huggin' hippies who think cars are evil and we should all ride bikes to work! If he'd been in a car, he might not be dead now! wink

God speed man.
frown

Keri

Keri

SUICIDEGIRL

Virginia, USA

JAN 25, 2007 10:06 AM

PBRawwww said:
"It Wasn't a Preety Picture"




sounds like a robin williams voice-you know..from aladdin.

Lucy

Lucy

SUICIDEGIRL

Yemen

JAN 25, 2007 10:21 AM

This is terrible news.
Rest in peace, dude.

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