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Transformers may be adapted for Shai's injury
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lawyers for Shia LaBeouf say his hand was "crushed" in the wreck that flipped his truck last weekend, and he still runs the risk of infection and other complications.
LaBeouf was injured in the late-night crash last Sunday in West Hollywood, Calif. He was cited for DUI but was found not to be at fault.
"Shia's left hand was crushed," read a statement released to The Associated Press on Friday from Michael Norris, a lawyer for the "Indiana Jones" actor. It added that his left arm was immobilized and that the production of the "Transformers" sequel was shifted around to accommodate his recovery.
Michael Bay is working with the actor filming the sequel to their 2007 hit "Transformers." Bay told "Access Hollywood" in an interview airing Friday that the script may need to be adjusted because of the injury.
"His two fingers are pretty smashed, but we're figuring out a way to shoot around it, kind of write it into the story," Bay told the syndicated entertainment program.
A spokesman for Paramount Pictures, which is owned by Viacom Inc., said Friday that no final decisions have been made. Requests for comment from Bay left with his agent were not immediately returned Friday.
The "Transformers" sequel "Revenge of the Fallen" is in production. Shooting has continued without LaBeouf, who plans to return within a month, his publicist Melissa Kates said.
Industry trade paper Variety has reported that the shooting schedule for the film has had to be adjusted with at least several days lost because of LaBeouf's absence.
On Sunday, the 22-year-old LaBeouf was charged with a misdemeanor DUI and underwent surgery on his injured left hand after his pickup truck collided with another vehicle at 3 a.m. in West Hollywood. With him was Isabel Lucas, a 23-year-old Australian actress who plays a supporting role in the "Transformers" sequel.
Police have said that the other driver, who has not been identified, was at fault in the accident.
Speaking to "Access," Bay claimed his leading man was not drunk at the time of the crash and insisted that "that's gonna go away."
After the accident, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Wolf said it was "immediately apparent" to officers on the scene that LaBeouf was intoxicated
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