Tracy Morgan still recovering from limo crash

US comedian Tracy Morgan relies on a wheelchair and it may be months before he can walk again after a car crash which killed a friend, his lawyer says.

Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan performs Live at Mount Airy Casino Resort in the US in February.

A lawyer for Tracy Morgan says the former Saturday Night Live actor is having a tough time recovering from a June accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that left a fellow comedian dead.

Benedict Morelli tells The Star-Ledger newspaper that Morgan relies on a wheelchair and it may be months before he can fully walk again.

Morelli says Morgan appears to be making progress, but it will be a month before he is assessed "cognitively."

Morgan broke his leg, nose and several ribs in a six-car accident involving his limo bus, and comedian James McNair was killed.

The bus was struck by a Wal-Mart truck.

The truck driver has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and assault by auto.

Morgan accused Wal-Mart of negligence in a federal lawsuit.


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