According to Artist Direct, Grammy-nominated and three million-selling saxophonist Boney James is recovering from injuries he suffered Saturday, May 15 after a drunk driver rear-ended him at 70 MPH while he was stopped in traffic on the 405 freeway. His injuries included a gash in his chin resulting in 14 stitches, a fractured jaw and two broken teeth. James was on the speakerphone with his wife at the time of the accident.
James was pulled from his vehicle by passersby who were afraid that the car who had hit him, which was fully engulfed in flames, would set his car on fire. OnStar alerted authorities and he was taken away for medical attention by Long Beach Fire & Rescue. While his vehicle was totaled, the trunk of his BMW stayed intact and his saxophones were apparently fine.
