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Netflix star who’d just had his big break left with horrific injuries after being hit by car at 100mph

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Joudeh, N. (2026, September 21). Netflix star who’d just had his big break left with horrific injuries after being hit by car at 100mph. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/netflix-star-left-with-horrific-injuries-after-being-hit-by-car-at-100mph/

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Clayton Conroy, a 32-year-old rising Netflix actor known for his role in "The Gringo Hunters," sustained severe injuries after being hit by another vehicle at over 100 mph while exiting Interstate 10 near Los Angeles. The crash left him with a traumatic brain injury and fractures to his hip and shoulder, requiring surgery and extensive rehabilitation. The driver involved, Noor El Deen Amr Soror, was arrested and charged with felony reckless driving causing major injuries. Conroy's recovery, which included regaining basic life skills like walking and speaking, is ongoing after more than six months of treatment.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Clayton Conroy, a 32-year-old rising Netflix star who had just landed a recurring role in "The Gringo Hunters", was critically injured in a car crash on April 19. The accident occurred when another vehicle hit Conroy's car as he exited Interstate 10 after meeting friends at a Los Angeles bar. Conroy sustained severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury and fractures to his hip and shoulder, and was given a low chance of survival.

Rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Conroy underwent emergency brain surgery and spent several months relearning basic functions such as walking, speaking, reading, eating, drinking, and showering. He documented his recovery on Instagram, noting that the crash had dramatically altered his summer plans and caused significant physical setbacks, including nerve damage in his arm and broken bones in his leg.

Conroy's story highlights the devastating impact of high-speed crashes and underscores the importance of road safety.

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A rising Netflix actor was left fighting for his life after a driver allegedly plowed into his car at more than 100 mph. uncertain

driver → rise → mph

Clayton Conroy, 32, had landed a recurring role in Netflix’s “The Gringo Hunters” and had several new projects lined up when the horrific April 19 crash turned his life upside down, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel. uncertain

crash → land → Sentinel

Conroy was driving home after meeting friends at a Los Angeles bar when another vehicle struck him as he exited Interstate 10. asserted

he → drive → Interstate

He was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a traumatic brain injury and fractures to his hip and shoulder. asserted

He → rush → hip

Conroy—who was given a low chance of survival—underwent brain surgery and spent the next several months relearning how to walk, speak, read, eat, drink and shower. “Summer turned out a lot different than I ever thought it would. asserted

it → give → months

Was supposed to die,” Conroy wrote on Instagram alongside photos documenting his recovery. asserted

Conroy → suppose → recovery

The actor told the Sentinel he remembers entering the exit lane and checking his rearview mirror moments before the impact. asserted

he → tell → impact

“The road was looking as normal as it could, just lights on the road behind me,” he said. uncertain

he → look → me

“I did, perhaps, notice certain lights approaching quickly. asserted

lights → notice → ?

From there, I woke up in the hospital.” asserted

I → wake → hospital

Conroy spent a month at Cedars-Sinai before continuing cognitive, physical and occupational therapy outside the hospital and later staying with his parents in Sacramento. asserted

Conroy → spend → Sacramento

He initially relied on a rollator to walk, then progressed to a cane and eventually began walking short distances without assistance. asserted

He → rely → assistance

“To watch your son at 32 relearn to do things he could do when he was 2 is just disheartening,” his mother, Britt Crennell, told the outlet. uncertain

mother → watch → outlet

The crash came just as Conroy seemed to be finding real success in his career after more than a decade in acting. asserted

Conroy → come → acting

The Santa Cruz High School graduate played Padre Terry, an American Catholic priest, in “The Gringo Hunters,” which premiered in July 2025 and cracked Netflix’s top 10 non-English series. asserted

which → play → series

California Highway Patrol officers arrested 19-year-old Anaheim resident Noor El Deen Amr Soror on Aug. 26 in connection with the wreck and charged him with felony reckless driving causing major injuries, the Sentinel reported. asserted

Sentinel → arrest → injuries

Crennell said her son’s recovery could take as long as five years, but called him a “walking miracle.” uncertain

recovery → say → him

Conroy, meanwhile, hopes to eventually return to acting. asserted

Conroy → hop → acting

“Idk just don’t take anything for granted,” he wrote on Instagram. asserted

he → take → Instagram

“Oh and friends + family will get you through anything. asserted

family → get → anything

And justice isn’t given. asserted

justice → give → ?

You have to fight for it.” asserted

You → have → it

Netflix star who’d just had his big break left with horrific injuries after being hit by car at 100mph

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