Gene Simmons, the legendary KISS musician, was hospitalized in Malibu on Tuesday, October 7, but is now “recovering at home“ after passing out behind the wheel of his car and crashing on the Pacific Coast Highway, NBC4 Los Angeles reported.
NBC4 Los Angeles reported that Simmons, 76, told officers that he passed out while driving on the famous stretch of oceanfront highway and hit a parked car.
“Gene is doing well and has returned to work,“ a rep for the star tells PEOPLE.
A spokesperson for the Sheriff's Department in Lost Hills confirmed to the publication an incident that matched Simmons' description of the crash, although they did not identify the driver involved.
He said the incident occurred in the 25000 block of Pacific Coast Highway shortly before 1 p.m. and "involved a vehicle striking a parked vehicle." The driver was transported to the hospital by the Los Angeles County Fire Department for further treatment, the spokesperson said.
NBC4 identified the driver as Simmons and reported that his SUV "crossed multiple lanes of traffic" before hitting the parked car. The musician's 68-year-old wife, Shannon, told the publication that Simmons is recovering at home and noted that doctors have changed his medications.
Shannon did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
The incident comes just before KISS are set to perform together for the first time since retiring from touring in 2023. The "I Was Made for Lovin' You" performers will reunite in Las Vegas in November for the KISS Army Storms Vegas event, which celebrates their 50th anniversary as a band.
The event will take place from November 14-16 and will feature the “revealed” Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and other special guests. According to a press release, there will be “exclusive Q&A sessions with band members, a panel with longtime manager Doc McGee, a special live performance by former KISS member Bruce Kulick, along with sets from KISS tribute bands, other special guests, interactive activities, exclusive experiences and more“.
Other activities include KISS karaoke, KISS trivia, meet-and-greets with artists, and a KISS lookalike contest.
Simmons recently made headlines with a colorful interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, during which he talked about money and how he would rather be rich.
“All I ever did was try to figure out how to become powerful and make a lot of money to survive. "The only thing money does is give you the freedom to do things that you actually do," said Simmons, whose mother survived Nazi concentration camps and then worked six days a week in a "sweatshop."
"It's better to be rich than poor, it really is. And if you're a miserable bastard, it's still better to be rich, a miserable bastard. That's all I ever tried to do."