NAMES IN THE NEWS : Rolle Leaves Intensive Care
Actress Esther Rolle, who was seriously injured in a car accident Sunday, was removed Wednesday from the intensive care unit at University Medical Center.
Rolle, who remains in serious but stable condition, was moved to an intermediate care unit. Rolle, 69, suffered severe cuts of the head and face, fractured ribs and a bruised heart. She was a passenger in a northbound car that rolled over on Interstate 15 near the California border. The driver, Paulene Hopkins, 70, of Marshall, Tex., was pronounced dead at the scene.
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