BREAKING NEWS: Marvel hero Jeremy Renner was helping stranded motorist when he was run over by his snow plow and suffered ‘blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries’
- The mayor of Reno revealed the actor was helping a driver outside his home
- The accident left Renner in critical but stable condition
- He is out of a second surgery, according to a representative
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner was helping a stranded motorist when he was injured in a snow plow accident outside his Lake Tahoe ranch, the mayor of Reno has revealed.
Mayor Hillary Schieve said the 51-year-old Avengers star was assisting a driver stuck on the side of a snowy mountain Sunday morning when he was run over by his own vehicle. The accident left Renner in critical but stable condition with chest and orthopedic injuries.
‘He was helping someone stranded in the snow,’ Schieve told the Reno Gazette-Journal Monday night. She said she and the actor are friends and that she was called about the accident shortly after it happened near the Mt. Rose Highway that connects Reno to Lake Tahoe.
‘He is always helping others,’ she told the newspaper.
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner, 51, is out of a second surgery to treat injuries he sustained when he ran over his own leg with a snow plow over the weekend
The Hawkeye star was apparently helping a stranded driver outside of his house at the time
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office explained what happened in a statement: ‘At approximately 9:00am on January 1, 2023, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traumatic injury in the area of Mt. Rose Highway in Reno, Nevada.
‘Upon arrival, Deputies coordinated with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA Health to arrange for medical transport of Mr. Jeremy Renner via care flight to a local area hospital.
‘Mr. Renner was the only involved party in the incident.
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said Renner was trying to help a stranded driver when he was injured
‘The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Investigation Team is currently looking into the circumstances of the incident.’
TMZ has previously reported that Renner’s snowcat’s safety features failed and caused it to roll over Renner’s leg, around a quarter mile from his property. The machine was built by the German manufacturer Kassbohrer.
A neighbor who happened to be a doctor put a tourniquet on his injured leg to stem the bleeding, but Renner suffered significant blood loss by the time he was airlifted from the snowy scene at 9.50am.
Sheriff Darin Balaam has scheduled a news conference at 3.30pm PST Tuesday ‘to clarify details regarding’ the sheriff’s office’s response to the accident.
Renner is pictured at his home in 2017. He has told in the past of having to clear away the snow to gain access to the property
The Marvel star is pictured in the snow cat machine that is believed to have been involved in the accident on Sunday in a 2019 video
A publicist for Renner said in a statement Monday that Renner ‘has returned from surgery and remains in the Intensive Care Unit in critical but stable condition.’
He also confirmed that the two-time Oscar nominee ‘suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries,’ and said that Renner’s family would like to ‘express their gratitude to the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue, Washoe County Sheriff, Reno City Mayor Hillary Schieve and the Corano and Murdock families.
‘They are all tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of love and support from his fans.’
Renner is best known for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Renner plays Hawkeye, a sharp-shooting member of the superhero Avengers squad in Marvel´s sprawling movie and television universe.
He scored back-to-back Oscar nods for The Hurt Locker and The Town. Renner’s portrayal of a bomb disposal specialist in Iraq in 2009’s The Hurt Locker helped turn him into a household name.
The Avengers in 2012 cemented him as part of Marvel´s grand storytelling ambitions, with his character appearing in several sequels and getting its own Disney+ series, Hawkeye.
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