Tim Allen's father, Gerald Dick, was killed in 1964 in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. When Tim Allen was 11 years old, his father was driving back from a Colorado football game with his family when a drunk driver swerved across the interstate, crossed the median, and landed upside down on his father's side of the car. His father broke his neck in the accident and died in Tim Allen's mother's lap. Tim Allen was not in the car at the time because he was visiting a neighbor, but the incident profoundly affected him for decades. In 2025, Tim Allen publicly forgave the man who killed his father after being inspired by another forgiveness speech.