Matthew Broderick is still shamefully dodging a face-to-face meeting with the wheelchair-bound man whose mom and sister died in a car accident with the American actor 31 years ago! That’s the claim of crippled Martin Doherty, whose mom, Mar- garet, 63, and sister, Anna, 30, were killed in a head-on crash with Broderick on a remote road in Ireland. Broderick was fined $175 for his role in the wreck, but Doherty insisted to a source for The National ENQUIRER that he “has never heard a word” from the actor, who is married to “Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker and still visits his Irish homestead not far from the site of the fatal accident. Read on for details of lingering wounds from Matthew’s long-ago accident, and click here for more news of stars dealing with deadly experiences….
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“Years ago I tried to get in touch, but I’ve had no contact with him of any kind,” says heartbroken Martin. Ironically, in 2002 on the 15th anniversary of the crash, a publicist for the dad of three declared: “Matthew is willing to meet up with the family.
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"There is no ill will — not any sort of anger," the publicist stated. "The family is seeking some sort of closure.” But Martin says: “I have never, ever met him.”
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On Aug. 5, 1987, fresh from his triumph in the hit teen flick "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off," Matthew was driving with "Dirty Dancing" galpal
Jennifer Grey (right) in a rented BMW when he drifted into the wrong lane and smashed head-on into a Volvo driven by Anna, according to reports.
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She and mom Margaret were killed instantly. Jennifer received minor injuries, including whiplash. Matthew was hospitalized for four weeks with a broken leg, shattered ribs, a collapsed lung and a concussion.
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Yet her husband still did not ask to meet with Martin to discuss the incident in person, said Doherty, who wants a face-to-face apology. Meanwhile, Matthew, who claims the crash erased his memory of that entire day, insists he’s riddled with guilt, saying: “I feel horrible for what happened.”
“Years ago I tried to get in touch, but I’ve had no contact with him of any kind,” says heartbroken Martin. Ironically, in 2002 on the 15th anniversary of the crash, a publicist for the dad of three declared: “Matthew is willing to meet up with the family.
Photo credit: Getty Images
"There is no ill will — not any sort of anger," the publicist stated. "The family is seeking some sort of closure.” But Martin says: “I have never, ever met him.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
On Aug. 5, 1987, fresh from his triumph in the hit teen flick "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off," Matthew was driving with "Dirty Dancing" galpal
Jennifer Grey (right) in a rented BMW when he drifted into the wrong lane and smashed head-on into a Volvo driven by Anna, according to reports.
Photo credit: Getty Images
She and mom Margaret were killed instantly. Jennifer received minor injuries, including whiplash. Matthew was hospitalized for four weeks with a broken leg, shattered ribs, a collapsed lung and a concussion.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Yet her husband still did not ask to meet with Martin to discuss the incident in person, said Doherty, who wants a face-to-face apology. Meanwhile, Matthew, who claims the crash erased his memory of that entire day, insists he’s riddled with guilt, saying: “I feel horrible for what happened.”
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