An upbeat Tracy Morgan flashed the victory symbol and sent a grateful message to fans Monday morning as he spoke for the first time since the car accident that nearly killed him. Morgan was noticeably thinner Monday and had a visible scar across his right temple. Moving gingerly and leaning on a walker, the 45-year-old comedian painstakingly hitched himself into a waiting Lincoln Navigator that had been pulled into the garage of his Cresskill, N.J., home. As the black vehicle eased down the driveway, Morgan rolled down the passenger side window to greet reporters with a smile.“I’m OK, I feel strong,” he said.“Love you, thank you very much. Appreciate it,” he added, after some of the photographers gave him a brief burst of applause. The “30 Rock” star suffered several cracked ribs and a severely broken leg when his Mercedes-Benz limousine was rear-ended by a speeding Wal-Mart tractor-trailer June 7, authorities said.
The former “Saturday Night Live” comedian was airlifted from the New Jersey Turnpike by helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. He spent two weeks there before he was moved for a three-week stay at a rehab facility.
The aftermath of the June 7 accident, with the vehicle carrying Morgan seen turned on its side.
Morgan was noticeably thinner Monday and had a visible scar across his right temple.