A few feet may have been the difference between life and death for Flavor Flav yesterday. However, the 62-year-old rapper says he’s “super grateful to be alive” after a freak accident nearly took his life.
Flavor Flav, By a Few Feet
Driving through La Tuna Canyon, north of Los Angeles, a massive boulder fell from one of the high cliff walls and smashed the front of Flav’s car. Flav nearly lost control of his car but was able to regain control and stop safely. In a photo shared on Instagram, Flav can be seen photographing the front of his car. The sporty white Audi shows significant damage on the front right side. The bodywork and headlight are a wreck, leaving crater-like damage to the front of the car. Again, when surveying the damage, it’s clear a few feet either way could have been the end of William Drayton Jr. (Flavor Flav).
Speaking to TMZ, Flav was thankful to have made it out alive after such a close call. “God is good,” he told TMZ. “[I] came very close to death but [I’m] super grateful to be alive.” A rep for Flav told People that the Public Enemy co-founder was “a bit emotionally shaken up” but otherwise unharmed.
The freak accident occurred yesterday, Tuesday, December 14. Flav was returning to Los Angeles after a trip to Las Vegas. According to reports at the time, heavy rainfall throughout southern California loosened up boulders on the cliffsides of La Tuna Canyon.
The incident comes at a tumultuous time for Flavor Flav. Indeed, after celebrating a year of sobriety, Flav found himself in handcuffs last October on a domestic battery charge in Henderson, Nevada. A month prior to that, Flav and fellow Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D traded barbs. The two are in the midst of trying to move post a 2017 lawsuit and reunite the legendary 80s rap group.
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