A Close Encounter With A Semi: Tracy Morgan [1968 – ]
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After seven years on Saturday Night Live and seven years on 30 Rock, comedian and actor Tracy Morgan was riding high on June 7, 2014, when he was a passenger in a Mercedes van that was hit by a Walmart tractor-trailer. The Walmart truck driver was later found to have been asleep at the wheel and a lawsuit was filed against Walmart. Morgan’s friend, comedian James McNair, died in the crash. Morgan suffered a broken leg, nose, and ribs. He was in a coma for two weeks. Morgan also sustained a TBI [traumatic brain injury] and still suffers memory issues as a result.
The lawsuit against the Walmart driver was settled out of court. It drew national attention to truck drivers who routinely drive many hours without sleep.