Posted on 08/04/2008 2:30:22 PM PDT by Kimmers
The Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman said to be in a serious condition after the car he was driving flipped over several times late on Sunday.
Freeman was driving near his home in Charleston, Mississippi, at the time of the accident. The actor and a female companion were cut free by emergency workers before being airlifted to a hospital 90 miles away in Memphis, Tennessee.
Kathy Stringer, a spokeswoman for the regional medical centre in Memphis, described the 71-year-old actor's condition as "serious".
The editor of the Charleston Sun Sentinel newspaper, who arrived at the scene shortly after the accident, said Freeman had been conscious and talking to rescuers.
"They had to use the jaws of life [hydraulic cutters] to extract him from the vehicle," Clay McFerrin said. "He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."
His account was confirmed by state troopers, who added that Freeman's 1997 Nissan Maxima had apparently gone off the road. The actor overcorrected, causing the car to flip over several times before coming to a rest.
Mississippi highway patrol sergeant Ben Williams told the Clarion-Ledger newspaper: "Both [occupants] had some injuries, to what extent I do not know."
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My Maxima is older than his. And she just turned 200K with no sign of slowing down. I’ll “drive her to the moon” then look for something else.
Dang, I searched on this site and googled it....nothing came up and I was suprised when I did not find it......
Thank you for not saying the usual “already been posted” (twice)
Been trying to find out what “serious” means. They say he has some broken bones, shoulder and elbow which require surgery tomorrow. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/05/2324277.htm?section=entertainment
They had to use the jaws of life to remove him from vehicle.
Perhaps he has narcolepsy. A poster said he has wrecked a car before driving alone with no other vehicle involved. A lot of people drive when tired and just go to sleep.
At least he is not listed as “critical” or having “grave” injuries.
Evidently you were not paying attention when the 2004 Democrat Convention opened here in Boston.
Freeman would have stuck to movie commentary if he was seriously interested in maintaining his fan base.
I love his portrayal of God in Bruce Almighty.
Don’t rain on my parade. As I said, whenever “I” see or hear Morgan. I did not watch (let alone “pay attention to”) the 2004 Dem event you describe, and wonder why you did! Masochist?
When the government talks about restricting free speech to permitted "zones," they mean it. Mark Pasquale, owner of Halftime Pizza in Boston, was issued a citation for having an anti-DNC sign in his store window without a government permit. The sign says "D.N.C. THANKS FOR NOTHING! GO BUSH."
“I just saw him in The Dark Knight: another great performance by this great actor.”
I saw the movie last weekend and I agree, he defines the word, cool, he is a class act.....prayers for him and the passenger
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