Actress Carrie Bernans, known for her role as Dora Milaje in Marvel’s “Black Panther” film series, was seriously injured in a car accident on January 1 in New York.
Ms. Bernans was eating outside a restaurant when a driver who was fleeing from police drove onto the terrace where she was standing, NBC News reports.
The 29-year-old actress and stuntwoman was left unconscious and with numerous broken bones, bruises, fractures and broken teeth, her mother, Patricia Lee, said on Instagram.
The latter also indicates that her daughter would not be able to breastfeed her eight-month-old son “due to the drugs she is given to reduce the pain between surgeries.”
In a Gofundme she created to fund her medical expenses, Ms. Bernans says she is “full of hope and confidence in this new chapter of her life.”
For its part, the New York police state that before the accident the police had responded to an argument between a 44-year-old driver and his 34-year-old passenger.
Officers attempted to park the car, but the driver instead decided to continue onto the sidewalk where he allegedly collided with a shopping cart and three pedestrians.
He also reportedly hit two parked cars and a moving vehicle.
Two police officers and the passenger of the vehicle were also injured.
The driver was eventually arrested and remains in custody.
Carrie Bernans has appeared in several films and series over the years as an actress and stuntwoman, the most famous being “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Endgame” in which she played the character Dora Milaje.
2024-01-03 02:02:55
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