Jay Leno suffered a “broken collarbone, two broken ribs and two broken kneecaps” in a motorcycle accident.
The 72-year-old talk show legend was riding a vintage motorcycle in Las Vegas on Jan. 17 when he pulled into a wire strung across a road with no sign hanging when he pulled into a parking lot. . Bring your attention to it.
In November last year, a fire broke out while repairing a car, and he suffered third-degree burns to his upper body and part of his face.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he said of the 2022 fires: “He has two broken ribs.
“We turned off a side street and went through the parking lot, and unwittingly, some men had put wires in the parking lot, but there was no flag hanging from it.
“So I didn’t see it until it was too late.
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Leno and his friend Dave Killucky were working on repairing the fuel lines on their 1907 White Steam car when the vehicle caught fire. Luckily for the TV personality, Killacky jumped over his buddy and wrapped his arms around Leno, choking and putting out the fire.
The former Tonight Show host, who featured Jay Leno’s Garage on the automotive series from 2014 to 2022, was immediately rushed to the Grossman-Byrne Center at West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles where he was treated for third-degree burns. , was treated for 10 days. Contains skin grafts from skin banks.
Recalling a terrifying moment in a previous interview, he said: His face filled with gas, and the pilot light flew and set his face on fire.”
Leno is recovering well from all his injuries and is scheduled to return to the stage on March 31 at the Encore Theater at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.