Jeremy Renner Jumped In Front Of Snowplow To Save His Nephew From Being Crushed

25.01.2023 - 20:21 / perezhilton.com

A real-life super hero!

New details are coming to light about the herculean effort put forth by actor Jeremy Renner to save those around him during that awful snowplow incident on New Year’s Day.

As we’ve been reporting, the 52-year-old film star was severely injured in an accident while working with a snow removal machine at his home in Washoe County, Nevada. Now, according to a newly-released report published by CNN, it’s clear what he was trying to do at the time of the horrible mishap.

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On Wednesday, the national news outlet released findings from an incident report filed by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. The report details Renner’s activities on the day of his injury. Per the report, the Avengers star had brought out a PistenBully snow removal machine in order to dig out his adult nephew’s car from a snowbank after a bad storm.

The report, which was filed last Friday, noted the emergency brake indicator in the machine’s cab was “not functioning” properly. Thus, the incident doc claims, “mechanical issues may have been a factor in this accident.”

Apparently, the events on New Year’s Day unfolded normally — at first. But after the snow machine struggled to get traction on the driveway, Renner tried to adjust things:

As Renner got out of the cab, the machine apparently lurched forward without its brake in place. On treacherous ground, it began “sliding sideways” in an unpredictable manner. And that’s when the heroic act kicked in.

The snow machine started to roll downhill without Renner at the controls. Immediately, the longtime Hollywood star saw it was heading for his nephew. So, he took action to rush ahead:

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