Gone Girl Actress, Lisa Banes Severely Injured In A Hit-And-Run In New York
The veteran actor Lisa Banes, best known for her performances in Gone Girl and Cocktail, was severely injured in a hit-and-run scooter accident in New York City on Friday (June 4).
The
veteran
actor
Lisa
Banes,
best
known
for
her
performances
in
Gone
Girl
and
Cocktail,
was
severely
injured
in
a
hit-and-run
scooter
accident
in
New
York
City
on
Friday
(June
4).
According
to
her
manager
David
Williams
and
the
New
York
Police
Department,
the
actress
was
crossing
the
street
when
she
was
hit
by
a
scooter.
David
Williams
revealed
that
the
incident
took
place
around
6:30
p.m.
on
Friday,
and
she
was
admitted
to
Mount
Sinai
Saint
Luke's
Hospital.
"We
are
all
just
hoping
she
pulls
through," he
told
CNN
in
an
email.
Williams
told
the
portal
that
before
the
accident
Banes
was
on
her
way
to
visit
Juilliard,
her
alma
mater,
and
Lincoln
Center
Theater
when
she
was
injured.
The
NYPD
shared
a
statement
with
Variety.com
that
revealed
that
Banes
had
suffered
head
trauma.
"Upon
arrival,
officers
observed
a
65-year-old
female
pedestrian
lying
on
the
roadway
with
severe
head
trauma.
EMS
responded
to
the
location
and
transported
the
aided
female
to
Mount
Sinai
Saint
Luke's
Hospital,
where
she
remains
in
critical
condition," read
the
statement.
The
report
added
that
the
driver
of
the
two-vehicle
ran
even
when
the
signal
had
flashed
red
lights.
The
driver
violated
the
red
stop
sign
causing
the
accident.
NYPD
is
currently
investigating
the
case
but
no
arrests
have
been
made.
Banes
has
been
part
of
TV
as
well
as
theatre.
In
recent
years
she
was
seen
in
TV
shows
like
Royal
Pains,
Masters
of
Sex
and
Nashville.
As
for
theatre
performances,
she
was
seen
in
plays
like
High
Society,
Arcadia
and
Rumors
and
won
a
Theatre
World
Award
for
her
role
in
Look
Back
in
Anger.