According to authorities, the comedian was trying to unlock his nephew’s snow-covered car with a six-ton snow groomer when he lost control of the vehicle and got under its wheels.
Update on Jeremy Renner’s accident. In a report unveiled this Wednesday, and relayed by CNNauthorities report that the actor was trying to come to the aid of his nephew when he was hit and trapped under the wheels of his six-tonne snowplow on Jan. 1.
The 52-year-old comedian was originally trying to unlock his nephew’s snow-covered car near his Nevada home. But he “got out of the vehicle without applying the emergency brake” and it slid in the direction of Jeremy Renner before crushing him.
“The brake light inside the snow groomer cab was not working, and mechanical issues may have been a factor in this accident,” the local sheriff noted in his report written Friday, January 20.
“Although the Pistenbully [ndlr: la dameuse] had some mechanical problems, it is believed from our mechanical inspection that the parking brake was preventing the Pistenbully from moving forward. When Renner attempted to stop or swerve the Pistenbully to avoid injury (his nephew), he was pulled under the vehicle by the track and crushed.”
“Blunt Trauma”
Jeremy Renner’s nephew helped the actor out until paramedics arrived and airlifted him to hospital.
This accident, which occurred on New Year’s Day, caused more than 30 fractures to Jeremy Renner, who was hospitalized and operated on twice for “blunt trauma to the chest” and “orthopedic injuries”.
After giving punctual news of his state of health on his social networks, the actor, who has just celebrated his 52nd birthday, announced on January 17 that he had left the intensive care unit, where he had been treated for two weeks. and to have returned home.
