Matthew Broderick&#;s Car Accident in Ireland Killed a Mother and Daughter
On what was supposed to be a quiet vacation between work projects, Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey were involved in a fatal car crash that took the lives of two women who were in the oncoming vehicle. Broderick and Grey have struggled with the accident ever since and have rarely spoken about it publicly.
A trip through Northern Ireland
In the summer of , Broderick and Grey, dating at the time, were traveling through Northern Ireland together while on vacation. The trip was intended to be a break for them both as Broderick had just finished filming Biloxi Blues () and Grey had just finished making her publicity rounds for the upcoming release of Dirty Dancing ().
On August 5th, they made their way driving from Irvinestown to Maguiresbridge. During the trip, they found themselves lost on a number of occasions. They made their first stop at a gas station to ask for directions when it began to rain. After waiting for the rain to pass, they headed back onto the road. While driving, the rain picked back up and they stopped at another gas station to wait it out again.
Eventually, the couple becam
Matthew Broderick
In , actor Matthew Broderick caused a fatal car accident that killed a mother and her daughter in Northern Ireland. Broderick spent a month in the hospital but because of memory loss, he was unable to explain what happened. It was determined that he wasn’t drunk at the time of the accident, and he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving. He was eventually convicted only of careless driving and escaping with a $ fine.
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Jennifer Grey recounts how ex-boyfriend Matthew Broderick's fatal car crash was one of her biggest 'traumas': 'It was tragic'
Jennifer Grey looked back on the devastating car crash she suffered with Matthew Broderick in a new interview with ET shared Thursday.
The year-old Dirty Dancing star spoke about the collision, which occurred on August 5, , in Northern Ireland, while promoting her new book Out Of The Corner: A Memoir.
'The car accident in Ireland was, I would say, top three traumas of my life, maybe top one,' the actress said, admitting that it still haunts her to this day.
Bad days: Jennifer Grey called Matthew Broderick's car crash — which killed two women in Northern Ireland — 'top three traumas of my life' in an interview with ET from Thursday; seen together in
'It's very hard to describe when you have a near-death experience and are present for the death of other people,' Jennifer continued. 'Being alone on a country road in the middle of nowhere with nobody else around or conscious was pretty terrifying It led to so many other things in my life.'
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