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Ryan Reynolds Reveals Drunk-Driving Crash Shattered His Bones

6/12/2026

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Reynolds Recounts Crash

Ryan Reynolds said a drunk driver hit him in Vancouver when he was 18.
He spent four weeks in hospital and said the crash broke every bone in his left side.
Reynolds noted the driver’s car was not operational after the impact.
He thanked Dr. Meek at General Hospital in a GQ interview released June 9, 2026 with co-owner Rob McElhenney.

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Reynolds Reveals Crash

Reynolds disclosed his drunk-driver crash in a GQ interview released on June 9, 2026.
The interview was conducted by co-owner Rob McElhenney, marking an unusual instance of a business partner questioning his fellow Wrexham AFC owner.
Reynolds and McElhenney first connected via an Instagram direct message in 2020 and later co-owned Wrexham AFC, a partnership shown on the series “Welcome to Wrexham.”

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Reynolds Details Crash

In a GQ video on June 9, Reynolds described a “why God?!” moment while injured.
He told co-star Rob Mac he had never spoken publicly about the crash before.
Reynolds recalled a 2011 CTV interview where he said he awoke three days later feeling broken.
He thanked Dr. Meek at the General Hospital and joked about Canada’s socialised medicine.
The collision occurred on a Vancouver street, confirming the incident happened in Canada.

History

Historical Context

After the 1985 Supreme Court ruling that required fault for BC driving offences, the province’s absolute-liability law imposed a minimum seven-day sentence for driving with a suspended licence. Ongoing RCMP drug-recognition training and studies showing cannabis impairs driving have kept impaired-driving policy in focus. The 2026 Vancouver crash involving driver Reynolds, treated by Dr. Meek and highlighted by Rob McElhenney, revives calls for tougher penalties.

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Reynolds Recounts Crash

Ryan Reynolds said a drunk driver hit him in Vancouver when he was 18.
He spent four weeks in hospital and said the crash broke every bone in his left side.
Reynolds noted the driver’s car was not operational after the impact.
He thanked Dr. Meek at General Hospital in a GQ interview released June 9, 2026 with co-owner Rob McElhenney.

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