A truck driver who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel has been charged in the horrific crash which left comedian Tracy Morgan in a critical condition and his closest confidante James McNair dead.
Morgan is reportedly in a critical but stable condition with a broken leg and other injuries.
Morgan’s assistant Jeffrey Millea, 36, and comedian Ardie Fuqua are also in a critical condition, while 62-year-old McNair, who performed as Jimmy Mack and was one of Morgan’s closest friends, died at the scene.
Truck driver Kevin Roper, 35, has been charged with death by auto and also faces four counts of assault by auto. Bail was set at $50,000 and he is expected to surrender.
New Jersey State Police Sgt. Gregory Williams said Roper, from Jonesboro in Georgia, apparently failed to notice slow traffic ahead of his 18-wheeler and swerved at the last minute to avoid a crash near Cranbury Township.
ABC News reported the driver was ‘dozing’, but police would not confirm the report.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was working with state police to look at any issues in the crash related to commercial trucking and limousine safety.
