Tracy Morgan Says He's 'Fighting Every Day'
The comedian was seen using a walking aid near his home.
— -- Tracy Morgan is still working hard to recover from the traumatic car accident that also claimed the life of his friend in June.
The comedian was seen using a walking aid while making his way to a post office near his home.
"[I'm] fighting every day," he said, when asked how he was doing.
Morgan, 46, was in a limo van with friends when a truck, driven by Kevin Roper on behalf of Walmart, crashed into it. Comedian James McNair was killed, and three people, including the former "30 Rock" star, were injured. Morgan sustained a brain injury, as well as a broken leg, nose and ribs, and was hospitalized for several weeks following the accident.
"When you have a traumatic brain injury it takes a very long time to find out how you're going to do and how much you're going to recover," Morgan's lawyer, Benedict Morelli, told the Associated Press last month. "You just don't know. So that's where he is. He's still fighting and trying to live his life at the same time and trying to get better, and he's just not better. We're hoping and praying to get him back to where he was. But the jury's out."
Morgan has since sued Walmart, alleging recklessness and negligence. The company has denied the allegations, claiming that Morgan was at fault for not wearing a seatbelt. Earlier this week, Walmart's attorneys denied accusations from Morgan's legal team of stalling the suit.
Meanwhile, Roper, who was not named in Morgan's suit and whom prosecutors say had been awake for 24 hours before the accident, has been charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in a New Jersey court. The National Transportation Safety Board also found in a preliminary investigation that he was going 20 mph over the speed limit at the time of the crash. Roper pleaded not guilty in June.
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