Guide Note

Actor Morgan Freeman was involved in a serious car accident at approximately 11:30 p.m. on August 3, 2008, while driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima owned by Demaris Meyer of Memphis. Meyer was a passenger in the car when it flipped over several times. Freeman broke his arm and shoulder in the accident; Meyer also sustained unknown non-life-threatening injuries.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: ca. 1960²
2. Residence: Memphis, Tennessee¹
3. Owned 1997 Nissan Maxima¹
4. Occupation: Executive assistant for Fedex²
5. Possible cause of crash: Heavy rain³
6. Reportedly close friend of Freeman's wife Myrna Colley-Lee²
7. Freeman was driving Maxima at time of accident¹
8. Car flipped several times¹
9. Meyer and Freeman both wearing seat belts¹
10. Location of accident: Eastbound Highway 32 in Mississippi, 4 miles east of Charleston¹

Meyer's exact injuries were not immediately known but it was reported that she was in better condition than Freeman. Both Meyer and Freeman were reportedly unconscious when a nearby homeowner, Bill Rogers, first reached the overturned Maxima.³