Jay Leno stopped to have lunch with his girlfriend while riding one of his exotic cars… after he was involved in an accident that left him with second-degree burns.
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By Katherine Stinson for Dailymail.Com
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<span class="date">03:23 October 14, 2023, up to date 03:23 October 14, 2023</span>
Jay Leno stopped by for a sandwich on Friday after taking one in every of his beloved previous automobiles out for a spin.
The 73-year-old speak present host loved lunch together with his girlfriend after they went for a enjoyable automotive trip.
Jay seemed to be in good spirits after a freak accident final November that left him with extreme second-degree burns.
The devoted automotive fanatic loved his day trip sporting an informal blue denim shirt and denims.
Nonetheless as energetic as ever, the previous Tonight Present host stored his afternoon ensemble easy with a pair of blue slip-on sneakers.
An avid automotive fanatic – even after one in every of his automobiles caught fireplace final November and left him with critical facial burns – Jay was seen final week choosing up flammable automotive batteries in the identical signature double denim outfit he was sporting right now.
Regardless of the seriousness of his damage, the journalist was capable of narrate the horrific incident to Hoda Kotb one month later.
In accordance with Jay Leno’s Storage host, he was merely doing a little upkeep work on a 1907 White Steam automotive.
“The gas line was clogged so I used to be underneath it. It appeared clogged and I stated, ‘Blow some air by way of the road,’ and swiftly, swiftly, my face was filled with fuel,” the Fashionable Mechanics columnist recalled.
“Then the pilot gentle jumped and my face caught fireplace,” he added in horrific element.
Luckily, Jay was together with his pal Dave Killacky, who was capable of save his life.
“My pal Dave pulled me out and jumped on high of me and form of put out the fireplace,” the automotive fanatic defined.
Dr. Peter Grossman, who handled Jay on the Grossman Burn Middle after the accident, advised NBC Information that the speak present host had an “uncommon ache threshold.”
The medical skilled defined that the New York-born star suffered “comparatively extreme” burns to “roughly seven % of his physique.”
Regardless of the traumatic incident, the comic discovered humor within the state of affairs when he made a number of tv appearances after the incident.
“For less than the second time in my profession I’m the brand new face of comedy,” stated the automotive collector.
In one other lovable joke, Jay joked about what his face seems to be like now, saying: “You by no means know.” No, you’d suppose there can be a zipper right here or one thing. No, this is sort of a entire new face.
The Jay Leno Present host nonetheless has a big automotive assortment, together with almost 200 automobiles and 160 bikes and counting.
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