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May 25, 2017 · Roland Winkler was a kind soul. A Dancer and Musician, he was paralyzed from the shoulders down at age 19 due to a car accident in 1979 while riding with pop star Leif Garrett. He was confined to a wheelchair for the next 38 years.
- April 14, 1960
Feb 21, 2023 · Sadly, Roland Winkler died on May 25, 2017, at the age of 57, having dealt with "constant physical problems from the accident which eventually led to his passing," according to his Find a Grave page. Leif Garrett's rocky relationships with famous actresses
Dec 10, 2019 · However, Garrett’s high life came crashing down a few days after his 18th birthday, in 1979, when he crashed his car, paralyzing his passenger, Roland Winkler, after a night of partying.
Jul 28, 2021 · Gallagher arranged a filmed reunion at Los Angeles’ Griffith Park that was uncomfortable, intense and heartbreaking, as Winkler revealed to his old friend just how the car accident had changed ...
The accident left his passenger and friend, Roland Winkler, a paraplegic. [28] Garrett had only met Winkler about a month earlier. [ 29 ] Neither Garrett nor Winkler was wearing a seatbelt.
Dec 26, 2019 · His best friend and passenger, Roland Winkler, was paralyzed in the accident. Garrett was tried in juvenile court and received one year probation and one year license suspension.
Jan 28, 2020 · Some of Garrett’s lows described in the book include his breakup with actress Nicollette Sheridan, his drunk driving car wreck while still only 17 years that left his passenger Roland Winkler a quadriplegic, a couple of heroin possession arrests, a failed intervention and multiple rehab attempts.
