The actor, who won an Academy Award for his

pitch-perfect portrayal of Ray Charles, found

himself thrown into an unfamiliar part on Monday

when he heard a crash outside the gates of his

home in Hidden Valley, a secluded enclave north

and west of Los Angeles in Ventura County.



Brett Kyle, 32, of Newbury Park, California, was

driving "at a high rate of speed" around 8:30

p.m. PT when he flipped his 2007 Toyota Tacoma

into a drainage ditch, according to a California

Highway Patrol report.



"It struck a drainage pipe and concrete

casing causing the vehicle to roll over

multiple times," the report read. "The

vehicle came to rest on its passenger side,

and became engulfed in flames with Mr.



Kyle trapped inside his vehicle."

That's when two men "ran to the burning,

overturned truck in an attempt to free the

driver," according to the report.



"One of the witnesses retrieved a rescue

tool from his vehicle allowing the two

citizens to break the window, cut the seat

belt, and extricate the driver," the report

stated.



Kyle was later taken to Los Robles Hospital and

Medical Center for his injuries and charged with

driving under the influence of alcohol, police

said.

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