'Reading Rainbow' Host in Car Accident

LaVar BurtonLaw enforcement sources tell TMZ LeVar Burton was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles early yesterday evening.

We're told Burton -- who hosted "Reading Rainbow" and starred in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Roots" -- collided with a car making a left turn at the intersection of Laurel Ave. and Beverly Blvd. at around 7:30 PM PT.

Our sources say Burton and the other driver were both taken to a local hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries.

UPDATE: The accident occurred when a 74-year-old woman made a left turn in front of Burton -- he struck her car and then hit a parked car, causing a chain reaction that damaged two other cars. Both LeVar and the woman were taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and released.



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16. Geordi forgot his visor.

Posted at 5:06AM on Jul 14th 2009 by worldline

17. The host of the "ever popular" Reading Rainbow that first aired I believe back on PBS in the mid 80's

He should have done an episode as "Jordy LaForge"
(Ya know, the blind black dude that wore a pep boys air filter around his eyes to make him "see").

This would surely mess with the kids watching that crazy low budget excuse for airtime a chance to see LeVar, and give those treky nerds something to hunt for on eBay for a worthless amount of money.....

Butterfly in the sky....
I can fly twice as high - Take a look, it's in a book, Reading Rainbow.
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.
I can go anywhere!
Friends to know and ways to grow - Reading Rainbow.
I can be anything!
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.
Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow!

Posted at 5:28AM on Jul 14th 2009 by Andy

18.
I really miss Jordy LaForge as the blind officer on board of the start trek "Nemo" he he just kiddn'
I especially love the non fuel injected air filter that he stole of some 1986 Oldmobile Omega that he uses to "see" -
Back when he was on some earth or some inter-gallactic Sun glass Hut like, unless that was the style back then to sport.
READING RAINBOW THEME SONG GETS THE 8 YR. OLD CRUNK!!! LOL

Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.
I can go anywhere!
Friends to know and ways to grow - Reading Rainbow.
I can be anything!
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.
Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow!

Posted at 5:53AM on Jul 14th 2009 by Andy ) Afin312009- on Yahoo messenger

19. "Butterlfy in the sky,i can fly twice as high,take a look it;s in a book,reading rainbow"!
aww i hope he's aight!

Posted at 5:54AM on Jul 14th 2009 by jaymiegeorge

20. "butterflies in the sky...
you take a look , you read a book.."

Posted at 6:30AM on Jul 14th 2009 by ilovetheshowmadmen

21. AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH

READING RAINBOW

Posted at 6:48AM on Jul 14th 2009 by WENDY

22. Love Levar and reading his twitter page but lol at this:
# RT @simplediary: What does it take to make you furious? Getting stuck behind a Prius on the freeway!http://tr.im/simdi #simplediary6:45 PM Jul 10th from TweetDeck

I would be deleting anything to do with traffic references eh?
Glad they are both OK, that intersection sucks, always has

Posted at 7:18AM on Jul 14th 2009 by zip

23. awww i hope he'll be okay.

Posted at 7:32AM on Jul 14th 2009 by who me?

24. Excuse me -- did you forget a SMALL role he played -- the younger version of Kunta Kinte in ROOTS!! Wow -- I am feeling very old if that role is no longer associated with Lavar Burton...!

Posted at 8:28AM on Jul 14th 2009 by Maureen Heim

25. Wasn't he also the host on 3-2-1 contact?

Posted at 9:41AM on Jul 14th 2009 by Ballsac

26. Ummm...ever hear of a little show called, "Roots?"

Posted at 4:01PM on Jul 14th 2009 by ashdfdslk

27. Get well soon LeVar!

Posted at 10:41AM on Jul 14th 2009 by UgottaBkiddnMe

28. Love Le Var on Reading Rainbow! Also Roots. Hope he is recovering well.

Posted at 11:28AM on Jul 14th 2009 by ocmama

29. to Pedro --> I was there as well. I was having lunch at Swingers with my sister and her boyfriend, the white guy you refer to in LeVar's car. My sister and her boyfriend are paramedics. LeVar was alone and on his way to pick up his children. Since you were there, perhaps you also remember him on the phone. He was talking to the mother of his children to let her know what had just happened. If you ever get into a car accident, I hope someone doesn't post gay jokes about you in the middle of the night, making fun of what you went through. That would just be heartless.

Posted at 11:56AM on Jul 14th 2009 by LadyLou

30. For those of you making comments about how *he* caused the accident, the person going straight (him) always has the right of way. If you are turning left (old lady), then you have to stop and wait for it to be clear. *She* didn't stop for him. *She* caused the accident.

Posted at 1:17PM on Jul 14th 2009 by peanutbutterandhoney

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