William Parker, more commonly known as Dell Parker, is a character on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice. ... The character died following injuries sustained in a car crash.

What happens to Dell's daughter on Private Practice?

Dell's Death

Betsey was then left orphaned after the accident, ending up with Aunt Monica.

Why did Dell have to die in private practice?

Neither of us wanted to have these episodes where Dell is bringing files or whatever. ... I wanted Dell to go big and in a fun way, so Shonda was open to all sorts of ideas. From the beginning, I knew I really wanted [Dell] to die because I've never been killed on a show before, so I wanted to experience that.