BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) 鈥� 鈥淏ob’s Burgers鈥� voice actor and comedian suffered serious injuries after crashing his car into a toll plaza and being pulled from the fiery wreckage by a state trooper assigned to protect the governor of New Hampshire.
The crash happened just before noon Tuesday when a northbound electric vehicle struck the Bedford Toll Plaza and caught fire, New Hampshire State Police said. and her security detail came upon the crash soon after, and a trooper and two others pulled Mirman from the burning car through a window, said State Police Col. Mark Hall. The governor, who left her vehicle and retrieved a fire extinguisher, was not in any danger, he said.
鈥淓ugene was in a very scary car accident,鈥� Mirman’s agent Jay Glassner confirmed in a statement Wednesday. 鈥淗e wants to thank the bystanders, state police, first responders and hospital staff who saved him. He is grateful to be on the mend. At this time, we kindly ask for privacy for Eugene and his family as he focuses on recovering from his injuries.鈥�
Hall called the actions of the rescuers 鈥渉eroic.鈥�
鈥淲ithout hesitation, they put themselves in danger to render aid to someone who was in need of it,鈥� Hall said.
State police identified the driver as Yevgeny Mirman, 51, of Massachusetts. Mirman, who was born in Moscow and grew up in Massachusetts, is known for voicing musical middle child Gene Belcher in more than 300 episodes of the animated comedy 鈥淏ob鈥檚 Burgers鈥� and its movie, in addition to roles on 鈥淔light of the Conchords,鈥� 鈥淒elocated鈥� and 鈥淎rcher.鈥�
Ayotte said she and her husband were praying for the driver鈥檚 recovery.
鈥淚 want to thank the Trooper on my security detail and the bystanders who stepped up to help at the scene of the crash for their brave lifesaving efforts,鈥� she said in a statement.
The crash remains under investigation. No charges have been filed.
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