Cause of death revealed for YouTube star Ben Potter, known as Comicstorian
The cause of death of YouTube star Ben Potter, known as Comicstorian, who died in an “unfortunate accident” over the weekend, was revealed Tuesday, according to a report.
Potter, 40, was driving his Toyota 4Runner on I-25 near Fort Collins at 9:19 a.m. Saturday when he went off the right shoulder and veered into a service road, rolling several times, the Colorado State Patrol told the Denver Post.
He was the truck’s only occupant, and no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The beloved internet personality — who had over 3 million subscribers on YouTube — was pronounced dead at the scene.
Potter was not believed to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash, investigators told the outlet.
The content creator was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and was not believed to be driving at a high rate of speed, the Colorado State Patrol.
Potter lived in Windsor, about 16 miles outside Fort Collins.
Potter’s wife, Nathalie, revealed Monday that her husband had died in an “unfortunate accident.”
Nathalie praised her husband as the “rock” of their family off camera who did “his best to make everyone laugh and make sure they were okay.”
“To many of you, he was Comicstorian, voicing stories from across multiple different mediums. To his loved ones, he was one of the best and most supportive individuals anyone could ask for,” she shared in the post.
“As a husband, a son, a brother, a friend, or even just a stranger, Ben was loving and genuine. He was someone who would listen and make time for his loved ones.”
Potter launched his YouTube channel in 2014 and gained a massive following by creating audio dramas for comics on his YouTube channel named Comicstorian.
The superhero enthusiast also shared videos on the channel expressing his opinions, reviews and close analyses of various comic books and superhero products, most notably those from Marvel and DC films.
He additionally had a gaming channel called Eligible Monster Gaming with nearly 200,000 subscribers, where he would discuss “video game lore” from fan-favorite franchises like “Assassin’s Creed” and “Resident Evil.”
The self-proclaimed comic book nerd also had a self-named vlog and manga channel, Mangastorian, which features comics or graphic novels from Japan.
The beloved YouTuber shared over 4,000 videos throughout his 10-year content-making career.
His wife has vowed to keep his channel alive to “honor him by continuing to tell great stories by great people, as well as to keep the memory of our very own superhero alive.”
“His channel was one of his greatest accomplishments, and while we all need our time to mourn him, I know he wouldn’t want it to end like this.”
“I ask that you respect my privacy as well as everyone else’s. Right now my priority is preserving everything he’s built and I don’t have any plans beyond that,” Nathalie wrote.
