Overview
- Reynolds said in a GQ video published June 9 that when he was 18 he was struck and run over by a drunk driver and spent four weeks in the hospital.
- He described severe injuries, saying he “broke every bone” on the left side of his body and that the other driver’s car was left nonoperational.
- Reynolds recounted that he had chosen not to drive after drinking and was walking home when the collision occurred, a detail he framed as bitterly ironic.
- The June 9 retelling echoes a 2011 interview in which Reynolds said he woke days after the crash and described a long, difficult recovery, but outlets note there is no independent medical or police verification in recent coverage.
- Fans and entertainment outlets reacted to the unexpected revelation from a lighthearted segment, renewing public interest in Reynolds’s past and drawing attention back to the risks of drunk driving.