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| Scene: A limousine-bus carrying comedian Tracy Morgan and his entourage
back to New York from Delaware was rear-ended by a truck on the New
Jersey Turnpike about 1am Saturday, critically injuring three people and
killing one |
TracyMorgan's opening act posted an image online of the luxury bus they were planning to ride in to
New York
, as well as the message, "Road life is a good life!"? before a crash that left Morgan hospitalized and another comic dead.
Morgan was in critical condition Saturday after the bus flipped on the
New Jersey Turnpike as part of a multi-vehicle accident that involved
several semi-trailers. Morgan had been
traveling from a show in Dover, Delaware.
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| Ardie Faqua(L) and Tracy Morgan performs |
Morgan's former "30 Rock"? co-star Judah Friedlander tweeted that
comedians Ardie Fuqua and Harris Stanton were also involved in the
crash. Police later confirmed the men were
traveling with Morgan when the accident occurred.
Comedian
James McNair, also known as Jimmy Mack, was killed in the crash, police
said. McNair, who was 63 and lived in Peekskill in
New York, was riding in the limo bus with
Morgan.
Jeff Millea,
Morgan's assistant and another comedian, Harris Stanton, were also injured.
The tragedy goes even deeper: Fuqua's son, Ardley Jamaal Fuqua, died in May 2012 in a
basketball accident. He was elbowed in the heart and went into shock Splitsider reported in a profile of Fuqua.
Fuqua's Facebook page, including the message about the show, was filled with prayers and well-wishes Saturday.
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| Showtime: Morgan, top left, cheers in front of a packed crowd at the
Dover Casino on Friday night, just hours before he and fellow comedian
Ardie Fuqua, bottom left, were involved in an accident |
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Ardie Faqua`s fate unknown
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| Family: Tracy Morgan and his ex-wife Sabina Morgan |
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Harris Stanton is safe and has already been treated and released
from the hospital
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