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Morgan was critical after a truck driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel, hitting a vehicle carrying Morgan and his entourage._ by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jun 17, 2014 12:05 PM UTC On Monday night, Tracy Morgan’s rep said the comedian’s condition had been upgraded to “fair.” That’s welcome news. Morgan was critical after a truck driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel, hitting a vehicle carrying Morgan and his entourage. by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jun 17, 2014 12:05 PM UTC After spending more than a week in critical condition following a [deadly car accident](http://time.com/2843247/tracy-morgan-crash/), comedian Tracy Morgan’s condition has been upgraded from critical to fair. “Happy to pass along that Tracy has been upgraded to fair condition, which is a great improvement,” Morgan’s publicist Lewis Kay said. “His personality is certainly starting to come back as well.” Morgan was hospitalized with a broken nose, femur, leg, and ribs after a Walmart truck crashed into his limousine SUV on the New Jersey Turnpike early June 7\. The accident killed comedian James McNair and injured others in the SUV. Passenger Jeff Millea’s family shared that his condition has also improved to fair. Truck driver Kevin Roper[ pleaded not guilty](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/walmart-driver-kevin-roper-pleads-not-guilty-tracy-morgan-crash-n128706) to charges of vehicular homicide and assault last week before being released on $50,000 bail. The criminal complaint accuses Roper of “recklessly” operating his vehicle on no sleep for more than 24 hours. There has been an outpouring of support for the former _SNL_ and _30 Rock_ actor from [celebrities](http://www.people.com/article/tracy-morgan-critically-injured-bus-crash-intensive-care-celebrity-tweets), friends, and fans. Comedian Louis C.K. petitioned TMZ to[ remove a video](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-louis-ck-celebs-urge-tmz-remove-tracy-morgan-crash-video-20140612-story.html) showing the fatal crash. ## Transcript [00:00] Tracy Morgan is no longer in critical condition. Monday [00:03] night the comedians rep said his condition has been [00:06] upgraded to fair. That's welcome news. 10 days ago [00:08] Morgan was in intensive care after a truck driver [00:11] apparently fell asleep at the wheel, hitting a vehicle [00:14] carrying Morgan and his entourage. Morgan's friend [00:16] and mentor, James McNair was killed in the crash, [00:19] comedian Ardie Fuqua was also injured. Morgan [00:22] suffered several broken bones including his nose, leg, [00:25] and ribs but the former 30 Rock star's rep added [00:28] another good sign saying, His personality is certainly [00:31] starting to come back as well. He also said the actor's [00:34] assistant has been upgraded to fair condition. The [00:36] Walmart truck driver has pleaded not guilty to charges [00:39] of vehicular homicide and assault by auto. 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