When Tomáš Holý died, he had stopped making films for a long time. He lived away from public interest, studied law and dated the singer Lucía Bíla. In March 1990, he went to visit his friend at a cottage in northern Bohemia. But he never returned home. Strengthened by several beers, he got behind the wheel and crashed near the village of Polevsko. A passing driver took him to a nearby hospital, but doctors were unable to help him.
Although from unfortunate events thirty four years have passed To Tomas the closest ones still remember all the details of fatal day. “I was at Tomáš’s home in Nuslí. I came to visit, we were together from regarding eight o’clock and talked. He then went to his friend in Polevsko at four o’clock,” he told the website Extra the actor’s friend Ota Kars.
He just wanted to go for a little drive
A group of friends led by Tomas agreed then to spend a long weekend at the cottage. In the evening they went to an inn At the crossroads v Polevskawhere they had dinner and a few drinks.
The place near Polevsko where the life of the actor Tomáš Holé ended, PHOTO: Michal Šula/CNC/Profimedia
One of the actor’s partners arrived in a new red one Škoda 120. Although the young men had several beers in them, Thomas a friend Mirka convinced them to go for a ride to the next village Flower bouquet and back. In short, he wanted to thoroughly test the brand new car.
“I got up and went with him. It was already evening and dark. When we had driven regarding a kilometer, we thought that was enough for us. At the horizon we turned around and wanted to go back.” a friend stated Miroslav Schleichert in a TV documentary Little one star it doesn’t fit.
He ran to the pub for help
“Unfortunately, the second half of the journey ended following basically five hundred meters,” he added Miroslav. On the icy road, the Škoda truck skidded and hit a tree on its side. While the friend who was not strapped in was almost unharmed, Thomas remained wedged in the car.
“I got out, probably following two minutes of unconsciousness, and tried to get Tomáš out of the car, because he was still unconscious. When I failed, I decided to run down to the pub and call for help.” described the terrifying moments Schleichert.
Tomáš Holý as Vašek in the film How to Get Dad to the Correctional Facility, PHOTO: Czech Television / Jaroslav Trousil
once Mirek he ran to the inn, his friends immediately set off Tomas search. “Míra was in shock. He didn’t really know where the crash happened. That’s why we split up, ran upstairs and when we found Tomáš, we managed to get him out. Suddenly, a car stopped there and took us to the hospital in Nové Bor.” another friend said George Cossack.
I realized what a terrible thing had happened
After a few minutes, they arrived at the hospital, in front of which an ambulance was already standing. “Someone must have phoned them because they were waiting for us. They took Tomáš to the ambulance and we waited outside for regarding half an hour. Then the doctor came out and wordlessly let us know that he mightn’t help him anymore. It was at that moment that I realized what a disaster had happened. A while ago we were having fun in the band and suddenly one of us was dead,” he added George.
Some residents of the area have a sad event Kytlic a Polevska still alive today. “We were sitting downstairs in the pub, the boys were celebrating upstairs in the hall, I only saw Tomáš run twice. Then from home I saw the police and an ambulance going up to Kytlica,” the old man remembered Karel Marousek pro web E15.
A rose with a message: I’m sorry
“From what I know from the accounts of the regulars, they have fond memories of him, the accident took them by surprise. He sat here at the first table,” added Michaela Říbková from today’s boarding house and inn At the crossroads. She only heard regarding the crash because in 1990 she was three years old. Movies with Bare she likes them and wears them when she’s in a bad mood.
The exceptionally talented actor also appeared in the hunting trilogy as Vašek the Magpie, PHOTO: Film studio Barrandov
Writer Ota Karswho wrote a book regarding a friend My name is Tomaslearned the bad news from a neighbor. “Thomas died,” she informed him. “What the hell is that?” he didn’t believe Ota with his ears and went to the actor’s mother Marie. Although she was not at home, Kars however, he only got inside in front of her apartment. “There was a rose and a note that read: I’m sorry. That really shocked me,” described a classmate.
That Thomas he died, you’re mom Marie she didn’t want to admit at all. For one thing, there was a rumor regarding his death every now and then, and besides, she was used to her son’s famous pranks. She even shooed away the police who came to tell her what had happened. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a joke back then.
Over time, the pain will only ease
It is hard to imagine anything worse than losing a beloved child. “It’s severe depression, a feeling of hopelessness, helplessness. One does not know what to do in such a situation. He doesn’t sleep, he doesn’t eat, he stops communicating with people, he starts avoiding them,” explained a forensic expert and psychologist in a similar case George Present for the diary Aha!
Tomáš Holý shone as Vašek in the film How to Pull a Whale’s Stool, PHOTO: Czech Television
“They say time heals all wounds. The truth is that it will only ease the pain. But he will remain with his parents for the rest of his life,” continued the expert. According to him, it at least helps when a parent can cry and go somewhere to reminisce with their offspring. “It makes him feel like he still exists in their lives,” he pointed out Present.
Pro Tomášovy the parents’ sudden and unexpected death of their son was an indescribable blow. “The feeling is comparable to when you get to the hospital with some disease and they take a vital organ from you. You live on, but from time to time it’s not the same,” confided the actor’s father, who had difficulty hiding his grief.
Energetic singer and introverted lawyer
A budding singer at the time Lucie White she dated Tomas regarding half a year. A little atypically, she called him that time herself and asked him out on a date. A friend helped Ota Karswho knew her. “She was a terrible cat, men did not overlook her. I forced Tomáš’s number on her. The very next day they got together and started dating.” he revealed Ota.
Although they were different—she energetic seamstress with an exceptional voice, he thoughtful, introverted future lawyer – something drew them together. “We dated more like good friends than crazy lovers. And we knew how to be precious. I haven’t seen Tomas for a week. Then he came and said some wisdom and I was happy.” revealed the singer in the book Tomáš Holý: How I made films.
While Thomas studied in Prague, Lucie she traveled around the country with a group Monaco. By the beginning of March White she just came from a trip. About being Thomas following death, she had no idea. Then the housekeeper showed her the newspaper, in which there was an article with the headline: The young hero perished.
This is Tomas, a wonderful person
Many years following the crash, some people speculate whether it would have saved the actor’s life more timely help doctors. Just following the revolution, there were still no mobile phones, so it took some time before friends Tomas found.
“It’s hard to judge, it depends on how he was injured. If he had internal bleeding, the chance of survival is as low today as it was then.” she noted for the website iTODAY former spokesperson of the Liberec ambulance service Lenka Moravcová.
“When I see a film with Tomáš, I am happy. It helps me, it’s very pleasant. I look at it with my young children and say to them: This is it Thomas Barethat was my friend and he was a wonderful person,” the actor’s friend concluded Ladislav Jiraček.
The gifted child actor passed away March 8, 1990just nine days before his twenty-second birthday.
Resources: Extra, iTODAY, E15, Aha!, iTODAY, The little star doesn’t fitTomáš Franke: Tomáš Holý: How I made films, Oto Kars: My name is Tomáš
