‘Hawkeye’ Actor Sustained Injuries Trying To Save Nephew Stuck In The Snow

The accident of actor Jeremy Renner was a result of a snowplow that went out of control as he was trying to prevent the vehicle from crashing into his nephew, according to an official report by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department.

In the report, it was detailed how the “Hawkeye” actor was using initially using the PistenBully plow to initially help his nephew, Alex Fries get freed from the snow after the latter’s truck got stuck, BBC reported.

But as Renner went to talk to his nephew, the snowplow started rolling down the hill in the incident that happened on the New Year. It happened near the Mount Rose Highway, which links Lake Tahoe and south Reno as it straddles the Nevada-California border in the US.

The 52-year-old actor said that as a result of the mishap, he broke 30 of his bones but remained confident that they would grow stronger, similar to the bond he had with his family and friends.

"Jeremy is his uncle and was helping him get the Ford pickup truck out of the driveway. The pickup truck got stuck multiple times, so they used the PistenBully to pull the truck out of the driveway," deputy Garrett Leone said in his report.

"While running towards the truck, Alexander observed Jeremy jumping on the tracks of the PistenBully to get in the cab of the vehicle. Alexander said Jeremy got caught on the PistenBully trucks and was ultimately run over by the PistenBully," he added.

In another report by deputy Jonathan Miller, he added that Renner tried to step up the track to divert the PistenBully or stop it. However, he ended up getting run over.

"Renner was pulled under the PistenBully, and the track rolled over him," the report said.