Jay Leno Breaks Several Bones in Vintage Motorcycle Accident: Report
This is the 72-year-old comedian's second vintage vehicle mishap in the past three months.
It’s been a
rough couple of months for comedian and automotive icon Jay Leno. Just a few months ago he sustained third-degree burns to his face after
a fire broke out at his garage in Burbank, California. Now, he is once again recovering after a motorcycle accident left him with several broken bones.
In an interview with the
Las Vegas Review-Journal, the
72-year-old comedianrevealed that he had a motorcycle crash on January 17. It left him with a broken collarbone and two broken ribs, and it cracked both of his kneecaps. Despite the mishap, Leno appears to be in good spirits.
“But I’m OK!” Leno told the outlet. “I’m OK, I’m working. I’m working this weekend.”
In a surprise to no one, this accident also involved a vintage vehicle. Leno was out on the road testing the motorcycle when he smelled leaking gas.
“So I turned down a side street and cut through a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, some guy had a wire strung across the parking lot but with no flag hanging from it. So, you know, I didn’t see it until it was too late,” Leno said. “It just clothesline me and, boom, knocked me off the bike.”
This is the 72-year-old comedian's second vintage vehicle mishap in the past three months.
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