• Kelly Dodd’s hubby Rick Leventhal is lucky to be alive after a car crash.
• Leventhal described the terrifying experience in a video.
• Leventhal received well wishes from some of Dodd’s Bravo family.

The husband of Kelly Dodd from “Real Housewives of Orange County,” Rick Leventhal, describes himself as “fortunate to be alive” after surviving a terrifying vehicle accident.

“So appreciative for the good wishes and attention I’m receiving and lucky to still be alive. 4 broken ribs, shattered right foot bone, wounded pride,” the 62-year-old former Fox News reporter said in the caption of a post on Instagram on Tuesday evening.

“That’s all I have thus far.”

Leventhal described the terrifying experience in more detail in a video that was recorded from his hospital bed.

He acknowledged the recent heavy rain in Southern California and stated, “I hydroplaned travelling east on 410, maybe 40 minutes outside of Palm Desert, simply straight away hit what felt like a piece of ice.” Whatever it was, it was simply water.

“Roads were sloppy, lost control, and slammed into wall hard,” Leventhal continued. started spitting across lanes of traffic, hit the back of a tractor trailer head-on, tore off the front end of a Mercedes, and broke a windshield.

The news presenter continued by stating that “both airbags” discharged and one of his car’s windows “busted.”

He stated that a “trucker assisted [him] out,” adding, “I think I might have broken my ribs from the airbag.”

Leventhal asserted that he is “fine” despite his wounds. But he said, “Doctors want to keep me in the hospital for a little while.” However, things could have been lot worse.

In a post of her own, his wife Dodd, 47, whom he married in October 2020, requested prayers from her followers.

The rick and kelly show on YouTube won’t feature a smash tomorrow. She captioned pictures of the collision with, “My spouse was in a terrible vehicle accident. He is in the ER. Please remember @rickleventhal in your prayers.

Leventhal received well wishes from some of Dodd’s Bravo family in her comments section.

“Oh no! Vicki Gunvalson, a former cast member of “RHOC,” said, “Thank God he is okay. “Wishing you a quick recovery,”

Margaret Josephs, a member of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” commented, “So frightening, sending prayers.”

Mercedes “MJ,” a former “Shahs of Sunset” star Javid added a message of encouragement with the words “omg no am very sorry and sending prayers.”

After the catastrophe, Leventhal himself was especially grateful for his safety.

“I’m truly grateful to still be alive. The most terrifying experiences of my life,” he said on Dodd’s page. Everything becomes even more meaningful as a result.

Also Read

Chase Chrisley addresses parents Todd & Julie’s prison sentences

For the first time, Chase Chrisley is speaking out about the prison...