Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson was involved in a car wreck in Denver on Friday while heading to run an errand.
The 20-year-old had been pulling out of the driveway to her residence in Colorado when another driver ‘T-boned’ her while speedily driving down the road.
Her mother Mama June shared the news in an Instagram video and explained it was her daughter’s ‘first car wreck’ but emphasized that she is ‘okay’ and ‘resting.’
The TV personality filmed herself while inside a crowded airport before boarding a flight to be by her daughter’s side and explained the scary incident to her followers.
Mama June said that Honey Boo Boo was leaving her house when the accident took place.
However, she gave the 23-year-old male driver ‘credit’ because ‘he admitted that he was going 40mph and probably wasn’t paying attention.’
Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson, 20, was involved in a car wreck in Denver on Friday while heading to run an errand
Her mother Mama June shared the news in an Instagram video and explained it was her daughter’s ‘first car wreck’ but emphasized that she is ‘okay’ and ‘resting’
The reality star confirmed that her daughter was ‘fine’ and said the impact occurred on her driver’s side.
Mama June then expressed that ‘it could have been a lot worse.’
Following the incident, Honey Boo Boo was taken to the hospital but has since been discharged and is currently recovering at home.
Her mother explained that her daughter is experiencing both back pain and ‘headache issues.’
Mama June filmed the clip on Friday night and shared that she was on her way to Denver to help Honey Boo Boo get a rental car and also ‘get her set.’
In the caption of the post, the star went into further detail about the car crash and wrote, ‘Today today is definitely been a crazy day since 3 o’clock. This is what I hate that.
‘Alana Thompson is 23 hours away, but she is following her dreams when you get that phone call and your stomach drops and all you can hear is someone hollering trust me I’ll do a story time about it tomorrow but she is at home. She is resting.’
Mama June said that her daughter ‘is banged up a little bit but other than that she is OK first car wreck.’
Honey Boo Boo ‘was just going to go get her hair done’ when she was hit while pulling out of the driveway.
However, she gave the 23-year-old male driver ‘credit’ because ‘he admitted that he was going 40mph and probably wasn’t paying attention’
Mama June said that her daughter ‘is banged up a little bit but other than that she is OK first car wreck’
The TV personality told TMZ that she was very ‘thankful’ because if Honey Boo Boo had pulled out of the residence just moments earlier, ‘it would’ve been a whole different visit’; seen in May in NYC
‘And her phone call was to the police or second phone call was to her clinical director because tomorrow would’ve been her first day that she would’ve started clinicals and she still saying that she’s gonna get up in the morning and go we will see…’
Honey Boo Boo is currently enrolled at Regis University in Denver where she is pursuing a nursing degree.
‘But headed to Denver to get her rental car get the car situation figured out and making sure that she is OK,’ Mama June concluded.
The TV personality told TMZ that she was very ‘thankful’ because if Honey Boo Boo had pulled out of her residence just moments earlier, ‘it would’ve been a whole different visit.’
While this was Honey Boo Boo’s first car accident when driving behind the wheel, she was previously involved in a wreck with her family over 10 years earlier.
Back in 2014, her father Mike ‘Sugar Bear’ Thompson had been driving her as well as Mama June and sisters Lauryn and Jessica.
He had been making a left turn when another vehicle allegedly struck them.
At the time, Mama June issued a statement which read: ‘As many of you heard we were in a car accident last night.
Honey Boo Boo is currently enrolled at Regis University in Denver where she is pursuing a nursing degree
‘It was really scary for us, since it was the first time any of us had ever been in a wreck. We are definitely really sore today, but our top priority is to celebrate Pumpkin’s [daughter Lauryn Efird] birthday.’
Mama June added, ‘She turned 14 today and, no matter how sore we feel, we are going to go out and celebrate. As always, we want to thank everyone for their support and well wishes.’
Earlier this year in May, Honey Boo Boo reflected on the accident and questioned if the incident had been intentional by her father.
‘There were just times when my dad, he would just get super angry and he let his anger issues just get the best of him,’ she told Us Weekly.
Earlier this year in May, Honey Boo Boo reflected on the accident and questioned if the incident had been intentional by her father; Mama June and Sugar Bear seen in 2015 in Universal City
A dramatized Lifetime documentary film depicting Honey Boo Boo’s life recently premiered on the network on May 17 – and garnered mixed reviews
‘So you never really knew when he was angry, what would happen. It was just always up in the air. There [were] times [when] he would just rip his clothes off or just throw things or punch walls.’
The Toddlers And Tiaras alum continued, ‘It was just a little scary. You never know what could happen when he got angry.’
The star admitted that doesn’t communicate with her father Sugar Bear often and expressed to the outlet, ‘I can’t even tell you the last time I talked to him. That’s how long it’s been.’
A dramatized Lifetime documentary film depicting Honey Boo Boo’s life recently premiered on the network on May 17 – and garnered mixed reviews.
