Jeremy Renner Posts From Hospital Bed Ahead Of Sheriff’s Press Conference Detailing “Tragic Accident” With Sno-Cat

04.01.2023 - 03:05 / deadline.com

UPDATED with Renner posting on Instagram: The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office in a press conference Tuesday revealed further information about Jeremy Renner’s New Year’s Day snow-plowing accident, which saw has the 2x Oscar nominee suffering “chest trauma and orthopedic injuries” per his reps yesterday.

Wishing Jeremy Renner a “full and speedy recovery” from his New Year’s Day Sno-Cat accident, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam today detailed “severe winter weather” on the highway where Renner’s accident occurred.

The press conference started Tuesday mere minutes after the Hawkeye actor took to social media to say “Thank you all for your kind words. I’m too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all.”

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“At this point in the investigation, we do not believe Mr. Renner was impaired at all and we believe this is a tragic accident,” Sheriff Balaam declared as he offered insight as to how The Hurt Locker actor was trying to get another vehicle out of the snow and the Sno-Cat started to move after he got out of it.

“We don’t suspect any foul play,” said Sheriff Balaam.

Essentially what occurred: A personal vehicle driven by one of Renner’s family members was stuck. Renner went to retrieve his Sno-Cat (aka PistenBully) which weighed 14,330 lbs. Renner went to tow the vehicle on a private road, which allows him to operate such a vehicle. The actor got out of his PistenBully and it started to roll. Renner tried to get back in the PistenBully and it’s that point in time that police believe the actor was run over by the immense vehicle.

Answering questions from local media, the Reno-area Sheriff noted the Sno-Cat is in the possession of the police and being inspected for