{"id":2022088,"date":"2025-09-14T23:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2022088"},"modified":"2025-09-14T23:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:37:17","slug":"american-pickers-star-mike-wolfe-girlfriend-hospitalized-after-gruesome-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/american-pickers-star-mike-wolfe-girlfriend-hospitalized-after-gruesome-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;American Pickers&#8217; star Mike Wolfe, girlfriend hospitalized after gruesome car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F09%2Fmain-streets-campaign-american-express-111413863.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/28\/entertainment\/american-pickers-mike-wolfe-on-late-frank-fritz-with-us-in-spirit\/\">\u201cAmerican Pickers\u201d\u00a0<\/a>star Mike Wolfe and his girlfriend are recovering from a car crash that took place Friday in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe, 61, revealed that he and Leticia Cline \u201cwere involved in a car accident last evening in\u00a0Columbia, TN,\u201d he wrote on Instagram stories Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/19\/entertainment\/american-pickers-star-mike-wolfe-makes-tough-decision-to-shutter-nashville-store\/\">History Channel star <\/a>showed an image of his heavily damaged blue vintage vehicle on social media following the collision. Cline revealed on her own social media platforms that her jaw hit the shattered car window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the\u00a0grace of God, we\u2019re both safe and okay,\u201d Wolfe shared with his fans. \u201cWe are both receiving excellent care and while Leticia is still in the hospital, she is expected to make a full recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe added, \u201cThank you for respecting our privacy at this time and we appreciate all of your love &amp; prayers. God bless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the evening, the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/10\/entertainment\/american-pickers-star-frank-fritzs-will-challenged-after-death-report\/\"> reality television star <\/a>updated fans and said, \u201cIt\u2019s been a rough nite but now there\u2019s light at the end of the tunnel.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Wolfe, 61, revealed that he and Leticia Cline \u201cwere involved in a car accident last evening in\u00a0Columbia, TN,\u201d he wrote on Instagram stories Saturday. <span class=\"credit\">Mike Wolfe Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cBy the\u00a0grace of God, we\u2019re both safe and okay,\u201d Wolfe shared with his fans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI truly believe in the power of group prayers thank you to all of you that have sent them to us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Cline also shared Wolfe\u2019s post on her own social media account, in addition to more photos of the vehicle after the collision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another image, Wolfe reclined next to his girlfriend as she rested in a hospital bed while wearing a neck brace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully I get surgery tomorrow,\u201d she wrote in a post shared late Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBroken jaw (in a few places), broken ribs, sternum, collapsed lung and a lot of swelling on my spine. My mouth will be wired shut but I still got my brain and that\u2019s all that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to Wolfe\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Wolfe closed his Nashville storefront, Antique Archaeology, after 15 years in business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis place has meant the world to me \u2013 not just the brick and mortar, but the people. The community,\u201d he shared in a lengthy Instagram post. \u201cThe visitors from all over the world who came through those doors, shared their stories, and reminded me every day why I started this journey in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI\u2019ve been so proud to be a part of this neighborhood, this city, and this chapter of life. But sometimes, even when something is good, you have to pause and ask yourself where your time is going \u2014 and where your heart is calling you next.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Earlier this year, Wolfe closed his Nashville storefront, Antique Archaeology, after 15 years in business.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">Robert Kalfus<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz of American Pickers holding a rusty antique bicycle. <span class=\"credit\">The HISTORY Channel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The television star admitted that he wanted to pursue a slower pace of life in his home state of Iowa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t goodbye \u2013 it\u2019s just a new rhythm,\u201d Wolfe concluded. \u201cI\u2019ll forever be grateful for every moment in that Nashville space, and for all of you who made it more than just a shop. You made it home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe\u2019s decision to shutter his Nashville store comes after the death of his late \u201cAmerica Pickers\u201d co-star and dear friend\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/03\/entertainment\/american-pickers-star-mike-wolfe-says-he-held-frank-fritzs-hand-when-late-co-star-took-his-last-breath\/\"><u>Frank Fritz<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAmerican Pickers\u201d dynamic duo had a special friendship and starred on the hit show together for over a decade. In September 2024, Fritz died of\u00a0complications from a stroke\u00a0while in hospice care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day we think about Frank on set. He was such a big part of the show. He was my friend since 8th grade. And a lot of times when we are traveling through a property there are so many things that capture our attention that connect us to him,\u201d Wolfe said in an interview with the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/28\/entertainment\/american-pickers-mike-wolfe-on-late-frank-fritz-with-us-in-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">celebrity.land<\/a>\u00a0at the time. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAmerican Pickers\u201d\u00a0star Mike Wolfe and his girlfriend are recovering from a car crash that took place Friday in Tennessee. Wolfe, 61, revealed that he and Leticia Cline \u201cwere involved in a car accident last evening in\u00a0Columbia, TN,\u201d he wrote on Instagram stories Saturday. 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