The accident occurred at a fork in U.S. Route 66 at Cajon Boulevard and Kendall Drive, when a driver, who missed turning at the fork, backed up her car in Davis's lane and he drove into her car. Davis consequently lost his left eye to the bullet-shaped horn button (a standard feature in 1954 and 1955 Cadillacs).
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Mar 24, 2022 · The accident caused his left eye to “pop out” of the eye socket. He broke facial bones. He injured his back. He also broke his jaw.
The crash happened at around 7 am. Sammy's left eye was smashed when his face flew into the bulbous metal steering wheel hub of his new lime green Cadillac.
Dec 14, 2021 · Sammy Davis JR lost his eye when a decorative part of his steering wheel hit his eye in a crash.
Feb 17, 2019 · “His head came in and hit against that protrusion and it went right into his left eye socket. In fact, knocked the eye out of the socket.”
Nov 16, 2019 · A Sun reporter went to the hospital — “Sammy Davis Jr. Suffers Eye Injury in S.B. Mishap,” the next-day headline read — and wire services ...
Aug 29, 2022 · He broke his nose, his jaw, and his left eye was severely damaged and protruding from its socket. That particular Cadillac model had a cone- ...
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Posted: Jan 8, 2020
Posted: Jan 8, 2020
Apr 24, 2024 · According to the Desert Sun, when Sammy lost his left eye in the automobile accident, Frank Sinatra paid his medical bills and had him recover ...
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Posted: Jul 3, 2022
Posted: Jul 3, 2022