A former journalist who last worked for Fox News in 2021 left a Palm Springs, California, hospital in a wheelchair Wednesday.
Rick Leventhal, 62, was treated for four broken ribs and a fractured foot suffered from an automobile accident, according to a TMZ report.
The Daily Mail further reported:
Kelly Dodd’s husband Rick Leventhal was seen for the first time since his horrifying car accident earlier this week as he left a Palm Springs hospital in a wheelchair on Wednesday.
Leventhal, 62, suffered broken ribs and a foot injury in the incident – which occurred while he was en route to Palm Desert, CA and was taken to the hospital via an ambulance, RHOC veteran Dodd, 47. told TMZ on Tuesday.
Leventhal – who said he was ‘lucky to be alive’ in hospital – was seen sporting a cast on his right foot and ankle as he was pushed in a wheelchair to a waiting car.
He was seen pushing himself up and making his way to the car on his walking boot.
Dodd was seen carrying her husband’s boot in a plastic bag as she wheeled his suitcase before heading home to continue his recovery.
Dodd was seen carrying her husband’s boot in a plastic bag as she wheeled his suitcase before heading home to continue his recovery.
Dodd told TMZ the accident occurred while Leventhal was en route to Palm Desert, CA. As seen in the video, the incident happened on a freeway wet from the recent rains.
Leventhal was driving Dodd’s Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which sustained severe damage at the front of the vehicle.
‘There will be no smash tomorrow on @youtube the rick and kelly show. My husband got in a horrible car accident . He is in the ER.. please say prayers for @rickleventhal,’ she captioned the post.
Fragments of the car appeared to be splayed about the road in video footage taken after the incident.
Rick said he has a deeper appreciation for life as he commented on the post: ‘Honestly I’m lucky to be alive. Scariest moments of my life. This makes everything even more meaningful.’
He also posted a video clip from his hospital bed thanking people for their support and well wishes.
Rick said he suffered four broken ribs and a broken bone in his right foot after he hydroplaned on the Interstate 10 freeway outside of Palm Desert.
‘It could have been so much worse,’ he said.
Rick after losing control of the car on the slick road said he slammed hard into a wall and started spinning around across lanes of traffic before hitting the back of a semi-trailer truck.
Numerous members of the Real Housewives family sent their well wishes to Leventhal in the comments section.
RHOC vet Gretchen Rossi posted: ‘Oh no. Sending prayers. Hope he is ok.’
Margaret Josephs of RHONJ fame commented: ‘So frightening sending prayers.’
RHOC star Elizabeth Lyn Vargas left a string of prayer hands and teary-eyed emojis.
OC vet Peggy Tanous also posted prayer hand emojis.
Dodd, who has come under fire controversial COVID-19 opinions, was fired from the Real Housewives of Orange County in 2021 alongside Braunwyn Windham-Burke and Elizabeth Lyn Vargas.
Dodd has been married to Leventhal, a former Fox News correspondent, since 2020.
Since exiting the reality series, Kelly and Rick have started up their own podcast on YouTube, Patreon and Spotify called The Rick and Kelly Show.
They’ve also started flipping houses and are working on their own pickleball line featuring apparel and sporting goods.
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