Morgan Freeman Seriously Injured in Car Accident
August 5, 2008 by Amber
Filed under Morgan Freeman
Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has been seriously injured in a car accident over the weekend.
The 71-year-old is in “a serious condition,” after the 1997 Nissan Maxima he was driving went off the edge of the road on Mississippi Highway 32 at around 11:30 p.m on Sunday night. The car overturned “several times” before finally coming to a stop, Sgt. Ben Williams of the Mississippi Highway Patrol said.
Freeman and his passenger - identified by police as Demaris Meyer - were freed from the vehicle using the jaws of life, and were then airlifted to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis.
Hospital rep Kathy Stringer refused to comment on the nature of Freeman’s injuries, and issued a short statement earlier today.
“All I can say is one word: his condition is ’serious’,” Stringer said.
There was no information given on the status of the other passenger.
An eyewitness on the scene when Freeman was pulled from the car revealed that the Dark Knight actor was “conscious [and] coherent.”
“He was talking,” the witness, Clay McFerrin, said. “He even seemed to have a sense of humour.”
The accident is currently under investigation by the local authorities. No cause has been determined as yet, but police have ruled out the involvement of drugs and alcohol.
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