Tag Archives: car accidents

Morgan Freeman in Serious Condition after Car Wreck

My best friend always forwards me interesting “breaking news” emails from Memphis. He just forwarded me one that said actor Morgan Freeman has been involved in a serious car wreck in north Mississippi. According to reports, Freeman and a female passenger were driving eastbound on Mississippi Highway in Tallahatchie County when his 1997 Nissan Maxima went off the road. Apparently, Freeman overcorrected to bring the car back on the road and flipped the Maxima several times. The emergency crews who showed up at the accident site had to use the jaws of life to retrieve Freeman and his passenger. Mississippi … Continue reading →

Beware: Celebs Behind the Wheel

Hit me baby one more time… Is it possible to go an entire week without hearing about yet another Britney Spears fender bender? Apparently not. The reforming pop diva gives new meaning to the term repeat offender. Less than a month after she slammed into a SUV in L.A. Spears rear-ended a red Ford Explorer in Beverly Hills this afternoon. Witnesses on the scene described it as a “minor” car accident. Reports indicate that the 26-year-old singer was driving her white Mercedes-Benz SL65 from her Studio City home to downtown Beverly Hills when she rear-ended the Explorer. “I think she … Continue reading →

Sunny Travel Funnies—-Cross Country Crack-Ups

It’s been a while since I wrote my last installment of the Sunday Travel Funnies, but this week it’s back… with some major crack-ups. We begin in Jacksonville, Florida where a driver there caused an accident that would no doubt have Bill Cosby shaking his head. According to police, a truck driver narrowly escaped serious injury (he did sustain injuries but has since been released from the hospital) this week when his truck smashed into another vehicle and flipped over on a local highway spilling thousands of Jell-O snack packs on I-95. Police say the truck driver lost control of … Continue reading →