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Jagged Edge singer Brandon Casey speaks out after car accident

Brandon Casey thanks those who cared for him in his hour of need.

Casey, one-fourth of the R&B group Jagged Edge, revealed on Instagram on Tuesday that he was recently injured in a car accident. The singer shared a photo of his hospital form and gave a heartfelt shout-out to the staff at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

“I have to send a huge thank you to @grady.hospital after being in the ICU for 5 days,” Casey wrote. “I know the legendary Grady Trauma Center is everything. It’s supposed to be the best in the country. You saved my life and I am eternally grateful.

“I am so grateful to all the ladies who have looked after me, nurtured me, fed me and encouraged me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, the most sincere thank you I can muster.”

While Casey did not provide details about the incident that led to his hospitalization, the “Where the Party At” singer said he suffered a broken neck, five broken ribs, a fractured skull, cuts to his scalp and “tremendous pain throughout his body.”

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“But (I’ll) be good. I promise you all that,” Casey concluded. “God got me. It’s like something’s trying to get me off this planet and God keeps telling them, ‘No, not him. Not yet’… All praise goes to the most high, greatest, most wonderful God. Thank you, Lord!!!! From (your) faithful soldier.”

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Jagged Edge for comment.

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Brandon Casey shares photo of his damaged car after hospital stay

On Wednesday, Casey reposted a photo of his car on Instagram after the accident that sent him to the hospital.

The photo shows a total loss on the driver’s side of Casey’s vehicle.

“I never post pictures like this when I break the news that I’ve been injured because the people who truly love me don’t play with me and I don’t want to add to their fear of my condition,” Casey wrote. “But I’m posting this just so you know that none of the accidents were fender bender.”

Casey added: “I could, probably should be dead 🙏🏾🦾 Oh, except for the great fact that God protects his flock 🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾”

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This isn’t the first time Casey has spoken about his troubles behind the wheel. In September 2023, Casey alluded to a car accident when he shared a photo of a damaged vehicle on social media.