Moment comedian Tracy Morgan has a showdown with a limping man after ‘clipping him in the leg with his $500,000 Lamborghini’ during the lockdown
- Morgan, 51, was driving at the intersection of 42nd and Broadway
- Morgan and the pedestrian argued over who was at fault in the incident
- Police did not take report of incident between comic and pedestrian
- Comic was injured in June 2014 crash that killed Jimmy Mack
- Both Morgan and pedestrian out amid devastating impact of COVID-19 in NY
Tracy Morgan was seen arguing with a pedestrian in New York City, allegedly over whether the man was jaywalking when the comedian struck him with his sports car.
Morgan was filmed gesturing in an animated manner while talking loudly with the man in the middle of Midtown Manhattan on Sunday.
The 51-year-old was driving at the intersection of 42nd and Broadway near Times Square in his red Lamborghini in a clip filmed by a passer-by.
The incident occurred as the former Saturday Night Live star attempted a right-hand turn on a green light, an eyewitnesses told TMZ.
The pedestrian claimed he was hit, but it was not immediately clear what had occurred, and authorities did not take a report of the exchange.
The latest: Tracy Morgan, 51, was nearly involved in an auto accident in New York City Sunday after he came close to hitting pedestrian with his vehicle on Sunday
Morgan and the pedestrian were involved in a loud and tense discussion over who was at fault in the incident, as the pedestrian said he had the right of way.
Police saw the men speaking and ordered them to disperse, which they did without further incident. The pedestrian appeared to have a limp as he made his way away from the 30 Rock actor.
The SNL star then got back in his $500,000 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, which has falcon-wing that open upwards.
During the altercation the driver-side door was pointing upwards as Morgan remonstrated with the pedestrian.
Morgan, who has a daughter named Maven, six, with wife Megan Wollover, 33, was also involved in a minor accident on the Gotham streets a year ago when he was sideswiped by a Honda CR-V SUV while he was in a $2 million Bugatti convertible he’d recently driven off the lot, according to TMZ.
Nearly six years ago Morgan was seriously injured in an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed his friend, comic James ‘Jimmy Mack’ McNair.
Moving on: The pedestrian appeared to have a limp as he made his way away from the 30 Rock actor
Nice ride: Morgan was driving at 42nd and Broadway near Times Square in his red Lamborghini
The comedian, who was in critical condition in the wake of the incident on June 7, 2014, was left in a coma for two weeks.
He suffered a ‘traumatic brain injury’ after his car was struck by a Walmart truck driver who hadn’t slept for more than 24 hours.
Fellow comedian Harris Stanton and Ardie Fuqua were also hospitalized after the Mercedes limousine bus they were passengers in was hit by Kevin Roper driving the Walmart tractor-trailer.
Morgan, who also suffered a broken leg, nose, and ribs in the crash, sued Walmart and eventually reached a $90 million settlement with the retail behemoth.
Both Morgan and the pedestrian filmed in New York yesterday appeared to be taking some risks with their public outings in the first place, as New York has been the tragic epicenter of the coroanvirus in the US, with 9,385 deaths on 188,694 diagnoses as of Sunday, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked citizens to stay at home if possible amid a time-frame that has seen at least 700 people die in the state for six consecutive days.
‘We believe we have hit the ‘apex’ – and the apex is a plateau,’ Cuomo said on Twitter Saturday. ‘We are not out of the woods. We are still seeing new hospitalizations and new infections. But it is stabilizing. Social distancing is working. We must keep it up.’
Exchange: Morgan and the pedestrian were involved in a loud and tense discussion over who was at fault in the incident
Out and about: The SNL alum appeared at an event in LA last September