Matthew Broderick's car accident took place on August 5, 1987 as he was driving near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh during a vacation with then-girlfriend Jennifer Grey.

In 1987, actors Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey were reaching new heights in their careers. The then-couple had just starred in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , and Grey was about to become America’s sweetheart thanks to her upcoming movie Dirty Dancing . But Matthew Broderick’s car accident in Northern Ireland that summer nearly changed everything.

In August 1987, the couple was driving in Northern Ireland when Broderick suddenly and inexplicably swerved into oncoming traffic. Two people were killed, and Broderick and Grey were both injured. Grey has since called it one of the top traumas of her life, and Broderick has

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