Haley Joel Hospitalized
He may see dead people, but roadside columns are a trickier beast for Haley Joel Osment.
The Sixth Sense star was hospitalized in Pasadena early Thursday after reportedly losing control of his car, hitting a brick pillar and flipping his vehicle.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the 18-year-old actor was en route to his home in the L.A. suburb of La Cañada Flintridge at roughly 2:10 a.m. Thursday when his 1995 Saturn--yes, Spielberg's former muse drives an 11-year-old car--jumped the curb, collided with a four-foot brick mailbox pillar and overturned before coming to a stop.
The onetime Oscar nominee was alone in the car at the time of the accident and no other vehicles were involved.
Sergeant Bob Patterson said that Osment looked "banged up and scraped up" when deputies pulled him from the vehicle, though the A.I. star was still alert and talking coherently.
Osment's agent, Meredith Fine, says that contrary to an initial report from the sheriff's department, the actor was wearing a seatbelt when his car crashed, but had removed it prior to the deputies' arrival.
"He removed the belt to climb into the back seat where he was better able to exit the vehicle," she said. "The driver's side door was blocked by the air bag that opened on impact."
Osment was admitted to Pasadena's Huntington Memorial Hospital where doctors treated him for a broken rib and lacerations on his arm. The hospital said he will remain overnight for observation.
"Haley is doing well," Fine said, adding that the star is expected to make a "quick recovery."
There's still no word on what caused him to lose control of his car in the first place.
But the curse of the former child star may not be to blame: There are no signs that either drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident, per the sheriff's department.
Osment, whose workload has dwindled with his age, recently wrapped production on the coming-of-age drama Home of the Giants. The actor stars as a fledgling journalist covering his high school basketball team's run for the state championship, only to uncover possible corruption among the players.
The film is set for release later this year.





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