Thursday 7 August 2008

LaBeouf lawyer asks for witnesses to accident






LOS ANGELES - Shia LaBeouf could have a long road before him as he recovers from an accident that crushed his hand, his lawyer says.

LaBeouf, 22, was injured in a late-night crash final Sunday in West Hollywood that flipped his motortruck. The "Indiana Jones" star was cited for boozy driving only authorities feature since aforesaid he was not at fault and the other driver seemingly ran a red light.

Michael Norris, LaBeouf's lawyer, aforesaid in a statement Friday LaBeouf had four hours of surgery. His leftfield arm cadaver immobilized from the elbow down.

"He volition need steady medical supervision until his doctors clear him to return to work," Norris said in the statement.

"His doctors stay hopeful that he will fully recuperate but due to extensive surgery and the nature of the injuries, there remains a substantial risk of exposure of both infection and other complications."

Photos posted on entertainment blogs Friday showed the actor wearing jeans, a ballcap and a T-shirt missing one sleeve as he smoked a cigarette outside the Los Angeles hospital where he has been recovering since the surgery. Bandages and a brace cover his left arm, leaving only his pinky finger exposed.

LaBeouf has been filming the "Transformers" continuation, "Revenge of the Fallen." Director Michael Bay said the injury may be added to the script.

"His two fingers are pretty smashed just we're reckoning out a way to shoot close to it, kind of drop a line it into the report," Bay told "Access Hollywood" in an interview airing Friday.

Bay claimed his leading man was not rummy at the time of the crash and insisted "that's gonna go away."

"He was drinking hours and hours before," Bay told the syndicated entertainment show.

LaBeouf's passenger in the accident was Isabel Lucas, a 23-year-old Australian actress wHO appears in the "Transformers" sequel. She was not injured.

Sheriff's officials have said they won't release the other driver's name until the prescribed investigation is completed and a report is issued, which could take weeks.

LaBeouf's lawyer said the thespian has co-operated with police force and independent investigators "received information that suggests the other number one wood may get been travelling upwards of 50 miles an hour and that said driver may not have been looking onward at the time of the accident."

"We are selfsame appreciative, again, of the patience that everyone has shown us and of the many concerned citizens who have stepped ahead to provide information regarding this collision," the statement continued, adding anyone with information nearly the accident was urged to