Healthwatch: Drake Bell, star of "Drake & Josh" (car crash)
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Star of Drake & Josh hospitalized
By Zena Burns
Dec 31, 2005 01:00AM EST
Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com
Drake Bell, star of Nickelodeon hit Drake & Josh and the movie Yours,
Mine and Ours, was involved in a head-on collision late Thursday that
resulted in serious injuries.
Driving his black 1966 Ford Mustang, Bell, 19, was sitting in the
left-hand turning lane of the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica,
Calif., waiting to turn onto Sunset Boulevard, when he and his
passenger were hit head-on by a Mercedes Benz. Shortly after the
accident, his costar Josh Peck, 19, arrived to see Bell at Santa Monica
Hospital, where he was cared for for a few hours before being
transfered to UCLA Medical Center in neighboring Westwood.
TMZ.com reports that Bell's injuries, which are not considered to be
life-threatening, include a fractured neck, broken jaw, facial
lacerations and several knocked-out teeth. Bell will reportedly undergo
dental and plastic surgery soon.
In a statement issued to the site, Drake & Josh executive producer Dan
Schneider thanked fans for their thoughts and prayers, and said that he
hopes to be back in production soon. The show had already shot the
first three episodes of its fourth season.
Not only is Bell an actor, but he's a musician, playing guitar and
singing on his CD Telegraph, which was released in September. Bell
recently starred in the movie Yours, Mine and Ours, which took in $49
million at the box office. You can watch TEEN PEOPLE's video of Bell
behind the scenes on that movie here.
licia
licia
his drake and josh shows and whatever shows he was in... im sooo srry
that this happened Josh and i hope that drake will be ok.. Drake i love
u and if u can when ur better email me at Alici...@adelphia.net. i
would appreciate it soooooo much.. Oh and Josh, u are cool too.. Drake
please be ok..I LOVE U DRAKE!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Alicia