Gilmore Girls star Scott Cohen ‘thought he was dead’ after high-speed chase crash

Gilmore Girls Star Scott Cohen has opened up about the life-threatening car accident that nearly claimed his life earlier this year.

The 62-year-old actor was driving home to Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Anastasia Traina when their vehicle was struck by a suspect’s vehicle during a high-speed chase.

He was questioned about the accident while on the red carpet for the premiere of The PenguinHBO Max’s new spin-off series The Batman.

“We thought we were dead,” he said. Page Six“My wife’s arm is completely ruined. I have a broken sternum, which is supposed to never heal. It’s called a non-union fracture, and it will never heal.”

The driver of the vehicle that hit Cohen’s car was being chased by police at the time of the incident. After the accident, the suspect’s car reportedly caught fire, and the suspect fled on foot and exchanged gunfire with police.

Cohen previously shared a photo of himself in hospital receiving treatment, along with a caption acknowledging “our fragility and how life can change in an instant.”

“With broken bones, bruised bodies, lots of drugs and the impact of a random act of aggression that hit us, we carry on,” he wrote.

“I am very angry that my current existence is dedicated to healing, but at the same time, I am truly grateful that @afunnybunnypicture and I are both here to experience the love and incredible generosity of our friends and family.”

Cohen is probably best known for playing Max Medina on the hit WB series Gilmore Girls.

The Penguin sees him star alongside Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti in a dark drama set in the criminal underworld of Batman’s Gotham City.

In a three star review for The IndependentNick Hilton wrote: “Most people won’t watch The Penguin as something other than a Batman spin-off. In that sense, it is more akin to the work of Todd Phillips Joker than the rest of the masked crusader world.

“Farrell’s Penguin is very human: flawed but ambitious, unattractive but confident. The Oscar-nominated actor gives what I think is a good performance, but he’s unrecognizable, mired in layers of prosthetics and a fat suit. Farrell is a leading man, with good looks. I don’t really understand the logic of casting him and then hiding him, rather than just casting someone who fits the character better physically. It feels like he’s taking the food out of Paul Giamatti’s children’s mouths.”