diff --git a/saco/game/actorped.cpp b/saco/game/actorped.cpp
index 0ef2fcb..86fcffe 100644
--- a/saco/game/actorped.cpp
+++ b/saco/game/actorped.cpp
@@ -177,3 +177,12 @@ void CActorPed::SetStateFlags(DWORD dwState)
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------
 
+BOOL CActorPed::IsDead()
+{
+	if(!m_pPed) return TRUE;
+	if(m_pPed->fHealth > 0.0f) return FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------
+
diff --git a/saco/game/actorped.h b/saco/game/actorped.h
index 837be41..333b1be 100644
--- a/saco/game/actorped.h
+++ b/saco/game/actorped.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
 	void  SetArmour(float fArmour);
 	DWORD GetStateFlags();
 	void  SetStateFlags(DWORD dwStateFlags);
+	BOOL  IsDead();
 
 	void ApplyAnimation(char *szAnimName, char *szAnimFile, float fT,
 						int opt1, int opt2, int opt3, int opt4, int iUnk);