Date 05/02/2016 - News People
Tracy Morgan is hitting the road for his first national stand-up tour a year-and-a-half after a horrific highway wreck nearly claimed his life. Morgan, suffered a serious brain injury and broken bones when a Wal-Mart truck crashed into his limo van on the New Jersey Turnpike in June 2014. His friend and fellow comedian James "Jimmy Mack" McNair was killed. The truck's driver, Kevin Roper, was indicted on charges of aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and eight counts of aggravated assault. A federal investigation found that Roper hadn't slept during the previous 28 hours before the crash. The Georgia trucker has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
