George Michael Injured in Car Crash
Yesterday, pop singer George Michael was airlifted to a hospital after he was involved in a car crash. According to the BBC, the 49-year-old singer suffered a head injury, though his spokesperson insists he’s doing “fine” and only suffered “superficial cuts.”
Details on the crash remain unclear, but Michael’s rep, Connie Filippello, stated that he was a passenger in a Range Rover that crashed on the M1 motorway near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. “No third party was involved. We have no further comment at this time,” she said. No arrests have been made following the crash, though police are still investigating what happened.
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This marks another in a long line of driving-related incidents for the former Wham! singer. In 2010, he was sentenced to eight weeks in jail after driving his Range Rover into a Snappy Snaps photo store while stoned, which also resulted in a five-year driving ban. The year before that, he was detained on suspicion of driving under the influence after he crashed into the back of a truck. In 2006, police found Michael slumped over the wheel of his parked Mercedes, and he pled guilty to driving under the influence of drugs the following year.