Rick Leventhal, the husband of Real Housewives Of Orange County vet Kelly Dodd, said that he feels 'lucky to be alive' after surviving a 'horrible' car accident.
Dodd, 47, revealed her husband had been taken to the emergency room as she shared photo and video of the wrecked vehicle sitting in the middle of the freeway on Tuesday.
Leventhal, 62, suffered broken ribs and was taken to the hospital via an ambulance, Dodd told TMZ. While the car is now totaled, her husband is expected to be OK.
In hospital: Rick Leventhal shared a selfie video from his hospital bed on Tuesday after being injured in an accident that occurred while he was driving on a freeway in Southern California
Married couple: Kelly Dodd is shown with Rick in December 2019 in New York City
Smashed up: Kelly shared images of the crashed vehicle on social media
Dodd told TMZ the accident occurred while Leventhal was en route to Palm Desert, CA. As seen in the video, the incident happened on a freeway wet from the recent rains.
Leventhal was driving Dodd's Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which sustained severe damage at the front of the vehicle.
'There will be no smash tomorrow on @youtube the rick and kelly show. My husband got in a horrible car accident . He is in the ER.. please say prayers for @rickleventhal,' she captioned the post.
Fragments of the car appeared to be splayed about the road in video footage taken after the incident.
Leventhal was driving Dodd's Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which sustained severe damage at the front of the vehicle
The incident happened on a freeway wet from the recent rains
Rick said he has a deeper appreciation for life as he commented on the post: 'Honestly I'm lucky to be alive. Scariest moments of my life. This makes everything even more meaningful.'
He also posted a video clip from his hospital bed thanking people for their support and well wishes.
Rick said he suffered four broken ribs and a broken bone in his right foot after he hydroplaned on the Interstate 10 freeway outside of Palm Desert.
Vehicle hydroplaned: Rick in his own Instagram post said he suffered four broken ribs and a broken bone in his right foot after he hydroplaned on the Interstate 10 freeway outside of Palm Desert
'It could have been so much worse,' he said.
Rick after losing control of the car on the slick road said he slammed hard into a wall and started spinning around across lanes of traffic before hitting the back of a semi-trailer truck.
Numerous members of the Real Housewives family sent their well wishes to Leventhal in the comments section.
RHOC vet Gretchen Rossi posted: 'Oh no. Sending prayers. Hope he is ok.'
Feeling grateful: He wrote in the caption of his Instagram post about feeling lucky to be alive and grateful for the well wishes and care he was receiving
Fragments of the car appeared to be splayed about the road in video footage taken after the incident
Sending their support: Numerous members of the Real Housewives family sent their well wishes to Leventhal in the comments section
Margaret Josephs of RHONJ fame commented: 'So frightening sending prayers.'
RHOC star Elizabeth Lyn Vargas left a string of prayer hands and teary-eyed emojis.
OC vet Peggy Tanous also posted prayer hand emojis.
Dodd, who has come under fire controversial COVID-19 opinions, was fired from the Real Housewives of Orange County in 2021 alongside Braunwyn Windham-Burke and Elizabeth Lyn Vargas.
Dodd has been married to Leventhal, a former Fox News correspondent, since 2020.
Since exiting the reality series, Kelly and Rick have started up their own podcast on YouTube, Patreon and Spotify called The Rick and Kelly Show.
They've also started flipping houses and are working on their own pickleball line featuring apparel and sporting goods.
Loved up: Dodd married Leventhal, a former Fox News correspondent, in 2020
