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YouTube Star Ben Potter's Tragic Cause Of Death Revealed

We now know the tragic way in which YouTube star Ben Potter died. As we reported on Tuesday, Potter -- who was known online as the Comicstorian -- died at

Immediately afterwards, thousands of fans weighed in on the tragedy and shared condolences for the premature loss of the 40-year-old husband. Now, per People, the incident that led to Potter’s death has been identified: he was killed in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 25 in Colorado just outside the city of Fort Collins. Per a press release from the Colorado State Patrol that was given to the mag, Potter was driving south on I-25 at about 9:19 a.m. local time on Saturday.

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