An Update on Kevin Hart’s Condition Post Car Accident

It has been reported that on September 1st, actor and comedian, Kevin Hart was involved in a pretty brutal car accident. Kevin sustained major back injuries after his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda veered off Mulholland Highway and landed in a ditch in the Calabasas neighborhood of Los Angeles just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, September 1. The Upside star was a passenger in the car at the time of the crash. He “left the scene to his nearby residence to get medical attention” before going to Northridge Hospital Medical Center in L.A., according to a police report.

The driver of the vehicle, producer Jared Black, was also hospitalized with back injuries. He was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, according to police. Black’s fiancée, Rebecca Broxterman, who is Eniko’s personal trainer, was in the car too, but she managed to escape without any serious injuries.

Most of the details of the accident and Hart’s condition have been kept private, understandably so. However the comedian’s wife, Eniko Hart, has expressed some details on where Hart is. And the answer is that he is on the mend.

TMZ asked Eniko about the situation, and gave a promising update on the stand-up comedian’s condition after a scary car accident left him hospitalized
“He’s great,” Eniko, 35, told TMZ Opens a New Window. on Monday, September 2, on her way to visit Kevin, 40, at the hospital. “He’s going to be just fine.”

Eniko (née Parrish) continued, “He’s good. Everybody’s good, thank God. … He’s fine. He’s awake.”

When asked whether the actor is back to laughing and joking yet, Eniko responded, “Nah.”

Kevin successfully underwent back surgery on Sunday night, according to multiple reports. He is expected to make a full recovery.

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