Morgan Freeman seriously injured in car wreck

[Villavic]

Hope he gets better, he is a great actor!!

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - 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.

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Originally Posted by Villavic

Hope he gets better, he is a great actor!!

oh deargod.

[gretchen]

I love Morgan Freeman, this is terrible.

[Musicman408]

Thoughts will be with him. I hope he recovers fully. This is truely tragic.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Musicman408

Thoughts will be with him. I hope he recovers fully. This is truely tragic.

Ethan, I think its cool that you are doing that. But he hasnt died. So lets try to remain positive.

[omigodstevie]

The good news is that it seems he's only done the really bad damage to his arm. He was laughing and joking with the paramedics, so I think he'll be okay.

I sure hope so, 'cause gosh darn it, a car accident is NOT how Morgan Freeman is supposed to go!

[DavidMn]

I know he won his only oscar for Million Dollar Baby, but how many times has he been nominated?