Jeremy Renner, 52, tried to save his nephew prior to his horrific snowplow accident, it has been reported. The Miracle actor was trying to stop his snow clearing tractor from slipping and hitting his adult nephew, when he was pulled under the vehicle and crushed New Year’s Dayaccording to a Nevada sheriff’s incident report.
The brake was not on and apparently this would have stopped the snowcat vehicle, which is driving on a track.
Then it started to slide after the Hollywood star used it to pull his cousin’s truck out of the snow, according to the redacted Washoe County Sheriff’s Office report filed Friday.
The conclusion of the report, obtained by CNN on Tuesday through a public records request, read: “The Pistenbully snowthrower began to slide causing Renner to exit the vehicle without using the emergency brake.
“Although the Pistenbully had some mechanical issues, based on our mechanical inspection, it is believed that the parking brake would prevent the Pistenbully from moving forward.
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“When Renner attempted to stop or divert the Pistenbully to avoid injury to (his nephew), he was pulled under the vehicle by the track and run over.”
The brake indicator light in the snowcat’s cab did not work and “mechanical problems may have played a role in this accident,” the report continued.
The report also indicated that Jermey’s cousin was able to help him until rescue arrived.
Jeremy was then airlifted to hospital, where he has since had at least two surgeries.
An emergency call log revealed how the right side of his chest had collapsed and described the actor as “completely crushed”.
The actor is reportedly aware of the extent of his injuries but has a long road to recovery ahead of him, with friends saying it could take up to two years for him to get back into shape.
“It’s much worse than anyone knows. Jeremy is very aware of the fact that he almost died there,” a source told RadarOnline.
“The right side of Jeremy’s chest was shattered and his upper body collapsed. He also had a severe head wound that was bleeding and a leg injury.”
“It is said that the damage to Jeremy’s chest was so extensive that he had to be reconstructed during surgery.”
After emergency services transported Jeremy to hospital, he underwent surgery on January 2 to have metal pins placed around his legs.
At the time, his publicist also shared that the actor had “suffered chest trauma and orthopedic injuries and required emergency surgery.”
While concerned fans were told the star was stable, it wasn’t until Jan. 3 that they were fully at ease when Jeremy released an update from his hospital bed.
