Morgan Freeman ALMOST dies!!!!

[Jasminesmom]

Rain may have caused Freeman crash

12 minutes ago

Heavy rain may have been the cause of a car crash which left actor Morgan Freeman critically ill in hospital, according to US reports.

The Oscar-winning actor was in "good spirits" in hospital after breaking his arm and elbow in the crash, his spokesman said.

But witnesses said the 71-year-old actor was unconscious immediately after the car he was driving flipped over and crashed into a ditch on a highway in rural Mississippi shortly before midnight local time on Sunday (6am BST on Monday).

The road was slick from a heavy rainfall that left water in the ditch surrounding the car up to eight inches deep, neighbours told the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Bill Rogers, 53, of Charleston, told the newspaper that he saw the one-car crash from his house. "I was watching TV, and I heard the skid," he said. "I looked out the window and saw the car flipping head over end. I began to see headlights and tail-lights flipping."

Mr Rogers, a former police officer, said Freeman was unconscious along with his passenger Demaris Meyer, 48, of Memphis, when he first saw them. He went to call the emergency services and when he returned, both of the victims were conscious, he said.

Ms Meyer, who works for FedEx, seemed alert, but Freeman "wasn't totally coherent", Mr Rogers added.

Bill Luckett, a business partner of Freeman's in the Ground Zero Blues Club chain, told the newspaper that the actor needed surgery and could need three to four months to recover. Ms Meyer, whom he described as a friend, was "in better condition than Morgan", Mr Luckett said.

Freeman was airlifted to the Regional Medical Centre in Memphis, Tennessee, where his condition was described as serious".

Highway Patrol spokesman Sergeant Ben Williams said Freeman was driving Ms Meyer's 1997 Nissan Maxima when the car left a rural highway and overturned several times. "There's no indication that either alcohol or drugs were involved," Mr Williams said. He added that both Freeman and Ms Meyer were wearing seatbelts.

[SUPREMEBEEYATCH]

HE BEEN LOOKIN THE SAME AGE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER:eek:THEY SAY HE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE FULL RECOVERY!

[Jasminesmom]

Yeah, that's why I said, "ALMOST"

He shouldn't have been cheating on his wife though ;-)