Crash left Tracy Morgan in a coma | Full extent of injuries revealed © David Shankbone

Crash left Tracy Morgan in a coma

Full extent of injuries revealed

The full extent of the life-threatening injuries 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan suffered in a road accident have been revealed by his lawyer.

The 48-year-old comic was in a coma for days with a traumatic brain injury after a Wal-Mart truck crashed into his limo on the New Jersey Turnpike in June.

Attorney Benedict Morelli said Morgan suffered a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood outside the brain which can be fatal.

‘He had a very, very bad brain injury,’ the lawyer told Bloomberg. ‘Let’s assume for a moment that he can go back and do everything that he was able to do before. When is that going to be? A year from now? Two? Three? I don’t know. Six months? I doubt it.’

Morgan also suffered multiple facial fractures, a leg shattered in several places, and blood in one eye.

He undergoes therapy five days a week at his home and is often depressed, Morelli added.

Morelli was speaking as lawyers met in secret to discuss the timetable for the negligence lawsuit being brought against Wal-Mart. It is alleged the company was negligent in allowing its driver to work for so long without sleep, causing the accident which also killed comedian James McNair.

There is a separate criminal case against the drive Kevin Roper, who was driving over the speed limit at the time of the smash.

Published: 18 Nov 2014

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