The sheriff in charge of the investigation exposed the first details of the accident of the actor, which occurred this Sunday, since which he is in intensive care.
New details are emerging on the serious accident of the American actor Jeremy Renner, which occurred this Sunday in Nevada while clearing snow. Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam has released the results of his ongoing investigation, which rules out any “suspicion of wrongdoing” against the star of the series Hawkeyehospitalized in a “critical but stable” condition, as revealed by her spokesperson.
“Mr. Renner’s personal vehicle, which was being driven by a family member, got stuck in the snow near his home,” the sheriff said at a press conference relayed by variety.
“Mr. Renner went to get his PistenBully, also called Sno-Cat – an extremely large snow removal implement that weighs at least 6 tons – in order to clear his vehicle,” the sheriff continued. “After successfully unlocking his personal vehicle, Mr. Renner got out of his PistenBully to speak to his family member. At this point it was found that the PistenBully began to roll.”
To stop him, Jeremy Renner allegedly “tried to get back into the driver’s seat of the PistenBully. According to our investigation, that’s when Mr. Renner was run over by the PistenBully. A witness ocular states that he saw Mr. Renner enter the PistenBully and did not see him again until the PistenBully came to an end in front of a pile of snow in front of his driveway.”
Two surgeries undergone
The star of the series Hawkeye was airlifted to a hospital, as detailed by the HollywoodReporter Sunday. He suffers from “blunt trauma to the chest” and “orthopaedic injuries”, according to statements by his spokesperson to CNN. Monday evening, after two surgeries, he was in an intensive care unit, in a “critical but stable” condition.
On Tuesday, for the first time since the accident, Jeremy Renner gave his own news by posting a photo on Instagram on his hospital bed.
“Thank you for all your kind words,” he shared on social media. “I’m too beat up to write. But sending love to you all,” the post captioned.
