Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the new Star Trek movies, was killed in a car accident at his home in Los Angeles early Sunday. He was 27.

The actor was standing behind his car that was parked in his driveway and the vehicle rolled backwards, pinning him against a brick mailbox and a security fence, a police spokesperson told E! News. He had been on his way to meet friends for a rehearsal and when he didn't show up, they went to his house and found his body.

The actor, an only child, is survived by his parents.

"His family requests you respect their privacy at this time," Yelchin's rep said in a statement to E! News.