Authorities have confirmed Jeremy Renner was run over on a private road at his house (Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Disney)
Jeremy Renner was working to free a stranded family member out of heavy snow when he was ran over by his own snowplow in a horrific January 1 incident.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Sherrif Darin Balaam said the 51-year-old Avengers actor was assisting a family member outside his home on a snowy mountain on New Year’s Day when he suffered critical injuries.
It comes as Jeremy shared an image from his hospital bed as he spoke out for the first time since the incident.
The star was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after suffering ‘blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries’ in an accident near the Mount Rose Highway, which links Lake Tahoe and south Reno, straddling the Nevada-California border.
Sharing details on the incident, Balaam said: ‘On Sunday morning at 8.55am a 911 call was received for a crash, involving a snowcat vs a pedestrian. The subject has been run over by a snowcat in the area of Mount Rose Highway.’
The sheriff added the evening before 3ft of snow had fallen in the Mount Rose area and multiple cars had been abandoned on the roads, including the highway.
He added the highway was closed at that hour due to the conditions, however it wasn’t snowing at the time of the incident.
Jeremy shared an image from his hospital bed this evening (Picture: Instagram)
The actor previously shared an image of his snowcat
According to the investigation, which is ongoing, Jeremy’s personal vehicle, which was being driven by a family member on a private road, had become stuck.
Jeremy, who is a Washoe County honourary deputy sheriff and much-loved member of the local community, had got his snowcat in an effort to get his vehicle moving, and after successfully towing his personal vehicle, he got out of the snowcat.
‘It’s at this point it’s observed the PistonBully [snow cat] started to roll, he attempted to get back into the driver’s seat of the PistonBully,’ Balaam said. ‘It’s at this point Mr Renner is run over by his PistonBully.’
Balaam went on to note they didn’t suspect any foul play, or that the actor was impaired, and that it was a ‘tragic accident’, while he wished Jeremy a speedy recovery and thanked neighbours for rendering aid in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
He said: ‘There was no doctor on scene, it was good neighbours [who came out with towels] and helped until first responders [were on scene].’
The snowcat is currently impounded as authorities investigate whether any mechanical failures may have caused the snowcat to roll forward.
In a shot from his hospital bed this evening, the Hawkeye star was seen with a bruised eye and red scrapes down his cheek as he smiled.
Jeremy was wearing a hospital gown and had an oxygen tube attached to his nose.
He wrote: ‘Thank you all for your kind words. 🙏
‘Im too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all. [SIC].’
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