Adrian Li (11) | STAFF REPORTER
On September 1st, well-known comedian and actor, Kevin Hart was hospitalized after suffering major injuries in a car crash.
He was riding in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda shortly after midnight on Mulholland Highway near Malibu, California when the driver lost control of the car and tumbled down an embankment, slamming into a tree. No one in the vehicle was wearing a seat-belt. The driver, Jared Black, suffered major injuries in the
On October 29, he would post a two-minute video on Instagram, breaking silence on his emotional recovery from a serious back injury. The video included news clips of the crash as well as Hart struggling to walk and doing physical therapy with a scar on his back. The actor would proceed to thank his family and friends and reflected on how he now sees life differently.
“I see life from a whole new perspective. My appreciation for life is through the roof,” Hart says in the video over footage of him at home with his three children. “I’m thankful for my family, my friends, I’m thankful for the people that have been with me ’cause you stood by me. My fans, thankful for all your love and support.”
Hart will not be anticipating fully returning to work until next year.