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Sidney Poitier Involved in Car Crash

3/31/2010 6:55 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Sidney Poitier Involved in Car Crash

83-year-old Sidney Poitier was involved in a car accident on Sunset Blvd. earlier this week, TMZ has learned.

Sidney Poitier Involved in Car Crash
A rep from the Beverly Hills PD tells TMZ the accident occurred Monday around 4 PM -- emergency vehicles responded to the scene.

A witness tells us it didn't appear that anyone was seriously injured in the wreck.

A rep for Poitier had no comment.

UPDATE: The Beverly Hills PD released a statement saying, "Poitier was driving a dark colored Mercedes Benz northbound when it collided with a dark colored Porsche."

According to cops, Poitier was not injured -- but a passenger in the Porsche was transported to UCLA Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

An investigation is underway.

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Julie:  683 days ago

That dude is still alive??

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!:  683 days ago

Old people should not drive.

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JJ:  683 days ago

83 and he's still driving?

Come on!

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mellow:  683 days ago

He rules but he needs to find a youngling to drive him around

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tenn:  683 days ago

Super nice guy. Too bad his daughter Sydney was a total B****. Went to school. Hope she's changed her diva attitude especially since she's nothing famous.

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Grandpa Giggles:  683 days ago

He'll blame it on the white man. He always does.

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why?:  683 days ago

Dude is a straight up class act, glad he's ok.

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THE CHILDREN ARE NOT BEING PROPERLY SUPERVISED...PERIOD!:  683 days ago

Okay, I don't give a damn who he is, TIME TO TAKE HIS LICENSE AWAY!

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Thunder Thighs:  683 days ago

Rachel Madden: "I'm Great In Bed" (TMI) MSNBC anchor Rachel Madden re

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Otto:  683 days ago

Rachel Maddow: "I'm Great In Bed" (Entertainment Tonight) MSNBC host

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Bodie Drake:  683 days ago

Looks like a silver Porsche to me, not "dark colored."

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Chappaquiddick:  683 days ago

Guess Who's Coming to Traffic School?

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Jamaican Sam:  683 days ago

RE: Guess Who's Coming to Traffic School?

LOL! Sweet.

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Grambling504:  683 days ago

DID he NOT have his white wife in the car with him ??????????? Yes I said that.

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Rooster:  683 days ago

Pics make it look like both cars were over the yellow line... but the Porche was wholly in the lane of on coming traffic.

He's the man, cool dude!

Racist bitches ought to back up off him!

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