Ross Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 "Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was involved in a serious car accident Sunday night in north Mississippi. Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson Ben Williams said Freeman, 71, and a passenger, Demaris Meyer, were traveling eastbound on Mississippi Highway 32 in Tallahatchie County around 11:30pm when his vehicle went off the edge of the road. Freeman overcorrected, flipping the 1997 Nissan Maxima he was driving several times before coming to a rest. Bill Rogers, who lives along Highway 32, witnessed the accident. "I jumped up, looked out, and I could see the car rolling across the grass out here, flipping," he said. Emergency crews removed Freeman and Meyer from the vehicle using the jaws of life. According to Williams, they were both airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. "There's no indication that either alcohol or drugs were involved," Williams said, adding that both Freeman and Meyer were wearing seat belts. Clay McFerrin, editor of Sun Sentinel in Charleston, told the AP he arrived at the scene soon after the accident happened. McFerrin said it appeared that Freeman's car was airborne when it left the highway and landed in a ditch. "They had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the vehicle," McFerrin said. "He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point. The car landed in Lisa Hudson's front yard. Hudson quickly ran over to the car to help. "I kind of grabbed his hand, and he was asking me to help him get out," she said. Hudson was not the only person at the scene. McFerrin said bystanders converged, trying to get a glimpse of the actor. When one person tried to snap a photo with a cell phone camera, McFerrin said Freeman joked, "no freebies, no freebies." Kathy Stringer, a spokesperson at The MED, said Freeman was listed in serious condition Monday morning. Bill Luckett, a business partner of Freeman's said the actor suffered a broken arm and had other injuries. The AP reported the Maxima belonged to Meyer, a Memphis resident. She was released from the hospital Monday. Freeman, who won an Academy Award for his performance in 2004's Million Dollar Baby, is a co-owner of the Ground Zero Blues Club in downtown Memphis. He can currently be seen in theaters in the Batman sequel The Dark Knight and the Angelina Jolie thriller Wanted." This man is a living legend, and I wish him nothing short of a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelonforever Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I heard about this earlier, I was really sad for him. I hope he gets better soon! He's a really cool actor. My fried overcorrected his car flipping it 11 times, he was lucky to have survived. And w/ freeman being that old, he probably won't recover as quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I read about this on yahoo news ! Just like Sammyantha said, I hope he gets better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornforthis___x Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 yeah, i heard about that on the news. hope he's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeRoss Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Bloody hell! Hope he's alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiking Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Apparently he will be fine taking the circumstances in consideration. He has broken some ribs and damaged his knee. The most important thing is that he has no life-threatening injuries. So he'll be able to drive miss Daisy again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_hymn Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 ...and Christina Applegate has breast cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-Decoy Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 ...and Christina Applegate has breast cancer. i know! i can't believe that. i hope shes alright, thats sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelonforever Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 ^omg that made me sooo sad! i love her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmurderxlovex Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 My God. I swear if he dies, the world will colapse. He played God TWICE for freakin' sakes. God should give him some kudos. I hope he and Christina get well and nothing wrong happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 of course it had to be in my state !! hope he's okay. when i heard about Christina i nearly cried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrrrr x matey Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 oh wow, i didnt hear about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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