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Here’s one for the “I’m really glad that wasn’t my car” archives –

Joaquin Phoenix tipped/rolled his Ford Escape Hybrid — photos here. OUCH, yes? Apparently, “his brakes failed“? Joaquin and his passenger were not injured (his side curtain airbags deployed, as seen in the photos,) but the FEH sure was. Whatever the cause, I say again, OUCH!

This is really only notable because I didn’t realize Joaquin Phoenix drove a hybrid, much less a Ford Escape Hybrid. Yes, some of us hybrid drivers quirk an eyebrow, Spock-like, when we learn of a new addition to the ranks of celebrities who own hybrids; it’s really the same fascination that makes licensed general aviation pilots keep a mental tally of celebrities and what types of aircraft they fly (Angelina Jolie = Cirrus SR22; Michael Dorn = fighter jets; see?)