Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav comes ‘close to death’ after huge boulder hits car

Rapper Taste Flav was stated to be have been travelling from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on Tuesday when rain precipitated a large boulder to fall down a cliff and strike the aspect of his Audi

Flavor Flav has reportedly narrowly averted dying after the automobile he was driving was struck by a large boulder.

The Public Enemy rapper, 62, was driving a white Audi from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on Tuesday when the massive rock struck the aspect of his automobile.

Rain had precipitated the boulder to tumble down a cliff in La Tuna Canyon and smash into the singer’s car.

Photos of the smashed automobile present the star, whose actual title in William Drayton, was fortunate the rock did not hit him a couple of inches in one other path and trigger much more harm.

TMZ reviews that the rapper briefly misplaced management of the car however he was ultimately capable of pull over safely to the aspect of the highway.

Flav’s workforce reportedly ensured AAA had been on scene to get the star to security.

His rep informed Page Six that he was bodily protected and thanked God he was okay, including he is “a bit emotionally shaken up”.

The singer is alleged to be up and is speaking once more, telling TMZ: “God is nice.”

He added that he “got here very near dying however is tremendous grateful to be alive”.

The publication states that in addition to the rapper being mentally shook up, so too is a driver who stopped to ensure he was okay.

The incident comes nearly six years after the rapper happy no contest to a DUI case in Vegas.

On the time, in February 2016, the star acknowledged that he had marijuana residue in his system whereas he was rushing.

He happy no contest earlier in the identical yr too when he was discovered to have fallen asleep within the entrance seat of a automobile.

Each incidents led to the star being fined and having to attend DUI lessons and a sufferer influence panel.

In 2014, he was fined for speeding as he rushed to get to his mom’s funeral. Experiences confirmed he was pulled over by police in New York when he was caught doing 79mph in a 55mph zone in a black Hyundai.

The incident noticed him detained for driving and not using a licence, whereas officers additionally discovered a small quantity marijuana in his automobile.

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