{"id":24017,"date":"2014-06-11T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T11:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=24017"},"modified":"2014-06-11T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T12:42:46","slug":"driver-in-morgan-crash-due-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/driver-in-morgan-crash-due-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver in Morgan crash due in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">The truck driver charged over the fatal crash that also injured comedian Tracy Morgan is due in court.<\/p>\n<p>Court papers claim Walmart driver Kevin Roper, 35, had not slept for more than 24 hours before the accident early on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>He swerved to avoid traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike, crashing into Morgan&#8217;s limo bus and killing fellow comedian James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack.<\/p>\n<p>Roper is facing death by auto and assault charges.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan, who was nominated for an Emmy for his role in 30 Rock, is in a critical but stable condition after surgery on his leg at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the comedian&#8217;s spokesman Lewis Kay dismissed online rumours that his leg had to be amputated, calling them &#8220;completely fabricated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan suffered a broken femur, a broken nose and several broken ribs in the accident, in which two other passengers were seriously injured.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cast of 30 Rock\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/75391000\/jpg\/_75391654_2382591f-4eb7-457c-8395-8aeebb7dffc9.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"400\" \/>Award-winning comedy 30 Rock ended last year after seven series<\/div>\n<p>One further passenger was treated and released from the hospital on Saturday while the limo driver and another passenger were unhurt.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey State Police have now released audio recordings of the three emergency calls made after the crash.<\/p>\n<p>One unidentified woman told the operator: &#8220;It&#8217;s a terrible accident. The car flipped. It&#8217;s on its side. It&#8217;s two vehicles and a Walmart truck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Morgan, who also starred in Saturday Night Live, was scheduled to start filming ten episodes of a new half-hour comedy show in August, for cable network FX.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only thing we are concerned with is the health and recovery of Tracy Morgan and the victims of this tragic accident,&#8221; said the network in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will support Tracy and his family in every way possible throughout his recovery. At the point when Tracy has recovered and decides that he is ready to go back to work, his show will be waiting for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The truck driver charged over the fatal crash that also injured comedian Tracy Morgan is due in court. Court papers claim Walmart driver Kevin Roper, 35, had not slept for more than 24 hours before the accident early on Saturday morning. 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