Ka kammala wannan jumlar: Likitoci sun ce ciwon huhu ne ya kashe shi kuma ya yi kwanaki 39 na ƙarshe na rayuwarsa a asibitin Charlotte Memorial (yanzu cibiyar kiwon lafiya ta Carolinas) a cikin mawuyacin hali. Dukkanin mako daga 24 ga Mayu zuwa 30 ga Mayu, 1964, a ƙarshe ya zama ɗaya daga cikin makonni mafi duhu a tarihin wasan motsa jiki yayin da aka kashe Eddie Sachs da Dave MacDonald duka a
wannan shekarar ta Indianapolis 500. Ana yin rikodin bidiyo na gida na ainihin hatsarin yayin da tseren ya faru. Gasar ta kasance tana watsa shirye-shiryen talabijin ta WBTV na gida na CBS. Daga bisani an kai gawar Roberts zuwa kabarinsa a Daytona Beach, Florida. Daya daga cikin maganganun da suka zo a cikin tseren farko a wani lokaci kafin mutuwarsa shine "Ina jin tsoron wuta mafi yawa!"