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Why Tracy Morgan’s Accident Could Happen to Any of Us
RICHARD SERPE,
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Comedian Tracy Morgan was at the top of his game when a tractor-trailer struck his vehicle last year. Suddenly, a successful television and stand up career was rendered impossible: a brain injury had left Morgan incapacitated. More than a year later, the Saturday Night Live veteran is still walking with a cane and “fighting to be back to the Tracy Morgan he once was.”
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RAGICALLY, ACCIDENTS LIKE THIS ARE FAR TOO COMMON. Tractor-trailers are such large vehicles; they nearly always overpower smaller cars, SUVs and motorcycles they crash into. Passengers in those vehicles are vulnerable to being tossed around the car, smashed into wind-
shields, or being pinned inside the wrecked car. Head injuries are common in these kinds of crashes, which often result in traumatic brain injuries. BRAIN INJURIES ARE OFTEN DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, as patients may not have vis-
ible scars from the accident. Some victims may not even immediately notice symptoms of a traumatic brain injury. Such injuries can be more dramatic than other bodily injuries, however. There are no prosthetics that can replace a damaged part of a brain. There are no easy answers when it comes to treating brain injuries – in fact, doctors are still researching how to best care for their patients’ injured brains. THE TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER responsible for Morgan’s accident had reportedly been awake for more than 24 hours at the time of the crash. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
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