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Freeman Leaves Hospital

Weekend wreck left actor, 71, with broken bones, other injuries

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 7, 2008 2:08 PM CDT

(AP) – Morgan Freeman was discharged today from the Tennessee hospital where the Oscar-winning actor was treated for broken bones and other injuries sustained in a weekend car crash in Mississippi, the AP reports. A spokeswoman for the hospital gave no details other than that Freeman had checked out.

The 71-year-old actor was hospitalized after the Sunday accident left him with a broken arm, broken elbow, and shoulder damage. Demaris Meyer, 48, of Memphis, a passenger in the car driven by Freeman, was also injured in the crash. Freeman and his wife of 24 years recently announced their pending divorce.

The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., where Freeman was hospitalized.
The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., where Freeman was hospitalized.   (AP Photo)
Freeman poses on the press line last year.
Freeman poses on the press line last year.   (AP Photo)
Freeman.
Freeman.   (AP Photo)
Freeman and his soon to be ex-wife Myrna in Monaco.
Freeman and his soon to be ex-wife Myrna in Monaco.   (AP Photo)
In this February file photo, Morgan Freeman poses in the press room at the 2008 Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills.
In this February file photo, Morgan Freeman poses in the press room at the 2008 Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills.   (AP Photo)
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