Tracy Morgan was a passenger in a multi-vehicle collision that left him critically injured and that left a fellow comedian, James McNair, dead on June 7, 2014. He and McNair, 62, were riding on his limo bus when a large Walmart truck rear-ended them on the New Jersey Turnpike, thus prompting a chain-reaction crash. Morgan sustained multiple injuries and was in a coma for two weeks after the accident. (When he finally came to, the “30 Rock” star told ABC he “was blind for a week.”) He was confined to a wheelchair and spent the next several months working through intensive physical rehab and cognitive therapy. At the time, doctors feared that Morgan might never fully recover from his injuries and be able to work again, according to Page Six.
During his long and painful recovery, Morgan admitted that he was in a dark place and considered committing suicide. “A doctor said, ‘The two biggest accidents in the world was yours and Princess Diana,'” Morgan told Rolling Stone. “Think about it. That’s heavy s***.” “I was sitting right here, contemplating suicide. I couldn’t walk.” Morgan said he grappled with guilt over the tragic loss of McNair, who was his friend and mentor. “Emotionally, it’s hard for me to deal with,” he said. “I have to live with that. But I had to forgive myself.”
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If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 or by calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
