Pia Zadora Suffers Head Injury After Golf Cart Accident Involving Son
According to the New York Daily News, actress Pia Zadora has suffered a head injury after an accident at her Las Vegas home.
Details on what exactly happened are still forthcoming, but the Las Vegas Sun was able to connect with Zadora’s husband, Mike Jeffries, who was able to give insight into what happened during the accident. Allegedly, Zadora was a passenger in a golf cart that was being driven by their teenage son when she fell out of the cart, resulting in a head injury and other minor injuries that required that Pia be rushed to a Las Vegas hospital.
A statement released to NBC News through Zadora’s former manager, Brian Panella, offered the following insight into what occurred at the time of the accident.
“It was an inadvertent golf cart accident. Her son was driving and he took a rather hard turn and she was tossed out of the golf cart.”
Pia was admitted to Las Vegas University Medical Center, where doctors originally feared that Zadora had suffered bruising on the brain; she has since been given a positive prognosis and is expected to make a full recovery. In addition to a head injury, Pia also suffered a broken ankle during the fall.
Upcoming performances that were scheduled at the Piero’s Italian Restaurant in Las Vegas have been canceled pending Pia’s recovery from her injuries.
Pia Zadora’s claim to fame is growing up as a child star on Broadway. She was cast as a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof and also appeared in several films throughout her career. She also has experienced extensive success as a singer, being the recipient of numerous awards and nominations throughout the bulk of her career.
Last year a Las Vegas judge ruled that Pia Zadora enter a substance abuse program and also anger management following a domestic disturbance involving her teenage son during which she allegedly choked him and sprayed him with a hose.
No criminal charges have been filed at this time and this event is being treated as an accident.
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