Jeremy Renner Injured in Snow Plowing Accident

Injured Actor Jeremy Renner is in Critical Condition

Jeremy Renner’s spokesperson says he’s in “critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather related accident while plowing snow.”

Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye in Marvel Studios' 'Hawkeye.'

According to actor Jeremy Renner’s spokesperson, the ‘Avengers’ star is in “critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather related accident while plowing snow” yesterday morning at his home near Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, about 25 miles from Reno, Nevada.

Deadline reports that, according to Sergeant Kristin Vietti of Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, police “responded to a traumatic injury in the area of Mt. Rose Highway in Reno, Nevada at 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day.”

The police reported that “Upon arrival, deputies coordinated with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA Health to arrange for medical transport of Mr. Jeremy Renner via care flight to a local area hospital. Mr. Renner was the only involved party in the incident.”

According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, the region “saw a winter storm hit on New Year’s Eve that resulted in 35,000 homes across Northern Nevada’s Washoe, Carson, Douglas, Storey and Lyon counties losing power...”

Renner’s representative further commented that the actor’s “family is with him and he is ‘receiving excellent care.’”

A Best Actor Oscar nominee for 2009’s 'The Hurt Locker,' and a Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for 2010’s 'The Town,' Renner may be best known for his portrayal of the superheroic archer Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, in Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ movies and the Disney+ spin-off series ‘Hawkeye.’

His latest project is headlining the series ‘The Mayor of Kingstown,’ the second season of which is set to premiere January 15 on Paramount+.

Renner’s other film credits include ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,’ ‘28 Weeks Later,’ ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,’ ‘The Bourne Legacy,’ ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,’ ‘American Hustle,’ ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,’ ‘Captain America: Civil War,' 'Arrival,’ and ‘Wind River.’

Article by Joseph McCabe

Joseph McCabe is the founding editor of DC Universe, and a former editor of SFX, FEARnet, Comic Book Artist, and Weird Tales. He’s also the author of ‘100 Things Batman Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die,’ ‘100 Things Superman Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die,’ and the Bram Stoker Award-nominated ‘Hanging Out with the Dream King: Conversations with Neil Gaiman and His Collaborators.’ He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their dog Rahne.