(CNN) Former "Top Chef" contestant Aaron Grissom has died after a traffic accident, authorities said Friday night. Grissom suffered multiple blunt force injuries and died Tuesday, the Pierce County Medical-Examiner's Office in Tacoma, Washington, told CNN. He was a resident of University Place, Washington. "Bravo and the Top Chef family are saddened to learn about the passing of Chef Aaron Grissom from Season 12: Boston," a Bravo spokesperson said in a statement on its website. Grissom worked as a chef before competing on the show.

Source: CNN September 12, 2020 04:41 UTC