Herbert Coward, 85, and Bertha Brooks, 78, were killed in a collision with a pickup truck on U.S. 19/23 in Haywood County, North Carolina
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Fri, 01/26/2024 - 8:38amAccident Date:
Wednesday, January 24, 2024‘Cowboy’ Coward of ‘Deliverance’ killed in crash in Haywood Co.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed that Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, who played the Toothless Man in the 1972 movie “Deliverance,” was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Haywood County. The NCHP said the crash occurred close to 3:30 p.m. on U.S. 19/23 between Clyde and Canton.
Herbert Coward, known for Toothless Man role in ‘Deliverance,’ dies in North Carolina highway crash
Coward pulled out onto U.S. Route 19 in front of a pickup truck, which hit his car, Owens said. Coward and Brooks as well as a Chihuahua and pet squirrel were killed, he said.
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Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Herbert Coward
Bertha Brooks
Roadway:
U.S. 19/23County:
Haywood County, NC