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Dr. Derek Shepherd Has Died. World-renowned brain surgeon Derek Shepherd has died. The talented doctor, whose car was broadsided after he helped to rescue victims of another accident, died Thursday shortly after doctors failed to properly diagnose the extent of his injuries.
Patrick Dempsey 's Grey's Anatomy character survived a shooting, a plane crash, and countless natural disasters -- not to mention the loss of several friends and colleagues -- but the last of his nine lives ran out on Thursday, April 23. PHOTOS: Hot TV doctors. As detailed in Us Weekly 's recap of the episode, Derek Shepherd was headed to the airport -- after saving four lives, natch -- when a truck slammed into his vehicle, sending him to a nearby hospital with serious head and chest injuries.