Heavy metal drummer dead in San Diego light plane crash, father reportedly says

The former drummer of heavy metal band The Devil Wears Prada was among those killed in a small plane crash in San Diego on Thursday, his father told TMZ.

The former drummer of heavy metal band The Devil Wears Prada was among those killed in a small plane crash in San Diego on Thursday, his father told TMZ.

According to that report, Daniel Williams, 39, was among the several people killed after the Cessna private crashed into into a San Diego military housing neighborhood on Thursday morning.

There were six people on board the plane and police said at least two were killed in the crash, but have not named Williams as a victim. Authorities say they are not expecting to find any survivors.

Williams' father, Larry Williams, told TMZ that he was confident that his son was on the plane, but that the family had also not received confirmation from authorities.

The former drummer posted an image from the cockpit of the jet on his Instagram story on Wednesday, shortly before takeoff.