Netflix Star Who’d Just Had His Big Break Left with Horrific Injuries After Being Hit by Car at 100mph
By Nina Joudeh
Published Sep. 21, 2026, 12:57 p.m. ET
A rising Netflix actor was left fighting for his life after a driver allegedly plowed into his car at more than 100 mph.
Clayton Conroy, 32, had landed a recurring role in Netflix’s “The Gringo Hunters” and had several new projects lined up when the horrific April 19 crash turned his life upside down, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Conroy was driving home after meeting friends at a Los Angeles bar when another vehicle struck him as he exited Interstate 10.
Clayton Conroy had landed a role in Netflix’s “The Gringo Hunters” when the April 19 crash turned his life upside down.
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He was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a traumatic brain injury and fractures to his hip and shoulder. Conroy — who was given a low chance of survival — underwent brain surgery and spent the next several months relearning how to walk, speak, read, eat, drink, and shower.
“Summer turned out a lot different than I ever thought it would. Got hit by a guy going over 100. Had brain surgery. Was supposed to die,” Conroy wrote on Instagram alongside photos documenting his recovery.
“The Gringo Hunters” premiered in July 2025 and cracked Netflix’s top 10 non-English series.
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Conroy spent a month at Cedars-Sinai before continuing cognitive, physical, and occupational therapy. He later stayed with his parents in Sacramento.