Farin Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) via yahoo news Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said. Freeman, 71, was airlifted late on Sunday night to a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital, about 100 miles from the accident scene, which is near a home he keeps in Charleston, Mississippi. "The vehicle went off the edge of the road and flipped several times," Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Ben Williams said. No other car was involved in the accident. From the direction Freeman was traveling, he appeared to be headed toward his home, Williams said. Williams said it was "possible" that Freeman, who co-stars in the current blockbuster Batman movie the "Dark Knight," had fallen asleep at the wheel, but he added that authorities had ruled out alcohol as a factor in the wreck. Freeman was conscious and talking to arriving officers afterward, Williams said, adding that no citation had been issued in the accident. A spokeswoman at Regional Medical Center in Memphis said Freeman was in serious condition but gave no further details. Both Freeman and a female passenger, identified as Demaris Meyer, were wearing seat belts, but the air bags did not deploy in the 1997 Nissan Maxima registered to Meyer, Williams said. He said he did not know the extent of her injuries. Freeman was born in Memphis but spent much of his childhood in Mississippi and has opened a music club in the state. Freeman won an Oscar in 2005 for his supporting role in Clint Eastwood's boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby." He also earned Oscar nominations for his work in the films "Street Smart," "Driving Miss Daisy" and "The Shawshank Redemption." Reuters/Nielsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Does this mean that MusikTyme won't be posting here for a while? Get well soon, Dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 I hope he gets well soon, I like him Poor MuzikTyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I'm recovering well, dear children! Do not fret and thanks for all the balloons, flowers and get-well cards! I'm still wondering, though, who might've sent me the blow-up Hillary doll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I hear you're getting divorced , too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Ah!!! So it was you . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Is it just me, or does there seem to be a lot of bad things happening to the actors that were in the last Batman flick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Hmm good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Well, it WAS about the 13th Batman movie. 13 is an unlucky number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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