Olivier Chandon De Brailles Death
Olivier passed away on March 2, 1983 at the age of 27 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
When did Olivier Chandon De Brailles die?
March 2, 1983How old was Olivier Chandon De Brailles when died?
27Where did Olivier Chandon De Brailles die? What was the location of death?
West Palm Beach, Florida
Olivier Chandon De Brailles Birthday and Date of Death
Olivier Chandon De Brailles was born on September 17, 1955 and died on March 2, 1983. Olivier was 27 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: September 17, 1955
Date of Death: March 2, 1983
Age at Death: 27
Olivier Chandon De Brailles - Biography
Olivier Chandon (September 17, 1955 – March 2, 1983), also called Olivier Chandon de Brailles, Oliver Chandon de Briailles, and Olivier Chandon Debrailles, was a French race car driver, heir to the Moët et Chandon champagne, and one-time boyfriend of the American model Christie Brinkley.
On 2 March 1983, Chandon, a member of the New York-based Fred Opert Racing Team, was killed while driving a Ralt Formula Atlantic race car in a private practice session at Moroso Motorsport Park in West Palm Beach, Florida, while preparing for the upcoming Formula Atlantic season. Travelling over 100 miles per hour, Chandon's vehicle crashed through a barrier, fell into a canal and landed upside down, where he was pinned in his car at the feet and drowned in an otherwise survivable accident. The cause of the accident could not be determined: either the throttle stuck or driver error.
Chandon had a romantic relationship with model Christie Brinkley. The two first met at Studio 54 where she was holding a party to promote Brinkley‘s 1982 calendar and then they became an "item" for the gossip magazines. Chandon had phoned her less than an hour before the accident to arrange to meet her in Palm Beach that evening. When told of the accident, a distraught Brinkley stayed in California.
