---
title: "Actor George Clooney Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash in Italy"
description: "TMZ reports that Clooney was going 60 mph when he hit what appears to be a Mercedes-Benz W210 that pulled in front of him. He flew 20 feet through the air and hit a different car which shattered his helmet on impact. Luckily, the helmet did its job and Clooney escaped a serious head injury."
date: "2018-07-10"
modified: "2018-07-11"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/22054/actor-george-clooney-recovering-after-serious-motorcycle-crash-in-italy"
categories:
  - "Motorcycles"
  - "News"
  - "The Garage"
tags:
  - "Accident"
  - "Crash"
  - "george clooney"
  - "Italy"
  - "motorcycle accident"
---

# Actor George Clooney Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash in Italy

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Two-time Oscar winner George Clooney is reportedly recovering after smashing into a car and being [flung from his scooter](<https://www.thedrive.com/motorcycles/5005/five-horrifying-reasons-not-to-ride-a-motorcycle-according-to-an-emt>) headfirst into *another* vehicle while riding to the set of the *Catch-22* Hulu miniseries, currently being filmed in Italy. [*TMZ*](<https://www.tmz.com/2018/07/10/george-clooney-scooter-motorcycle-accident/>) reports that Clooney was going 60 mph when he hit what appears to be a Mercedes-Benz W210 that pulled in front of him. He flew 20 feet through the air and hit a different car which shattered his helmet on impact.

![message-editor%2F1531250873990-clooneycrash.jpeg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1531250873990-clooneycrash.jpeg>)
**AP**

Luckily, the [helmet](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/14118/watch-a-motorcycle-racers-helmet-fly-off-in-terrifying-accident>) did its job and Clooney escaped a serious head injury. The [accident](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13482/stunt-woman-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-during-deadpool-2-filming>) happened on the Italian island of Sardinia and Clooney was rushed to John Paul II hospital in the town of Olbia. The 57-year-old actor was released on Tuesday with non-life-threatening injuries and is now recovering in his home on Lake Como in Italy. One of his representatives told *[The Hollywood Reporter](<https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-clooney-released-hospital-motorcycle-crash-italy-1125889>)* that Clooney "will be fine" but didn't release any additional details.

Incidentally, this isn’t Clooney’s first motorcycle mishap. In 2007, he was riding with then-girlfriend Sarah Larson and both were injured when they were [hit by a Mazda](<https://web.archive.org/web/20071012003506/https://voanews.com/english/Entertainment/2007-09-24-voa41.cfm?renderforprint=1&textonly=1&&CFID=126093321&CFTOKEN=52082908>) in Weehawken, New Jersey. In that accident, Clooney suffered a broken rib and Larson broke her foot. Both were also wearing helmets at the time.

This accident is a sobering reminder of the importance of wearing proper [protective gear](<https://www.thedrive.com/motorcycles/18900/dainese-misano-and-cyclone-d-air-jackets-now-available-in-north-america>) when you’re on two wheels. If Clooney wasn’t wearing a helmet during this accident, this could be a much different, much darker story.

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