DJ George Klein in wreck

Escapes with minor injuries

January 7, 2008
Desototimes.com
ROBERT LEE LONG
Community Editor

LAKE CORMORANT -Legendary Memphis disc jockey George Klein, a longtime friend and associate of entertainer Elvis Presley, was involved in a one-car accident at U.S. 61and Mississippi Highway 3 about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Leslie White, Klein was traveling southbound along U.S. Highway 61 when he lost control of his vehicle and the vehicle rolled over.

White said the highway was slick from recent heavy rainfall at the time of the accident.

His vehicle hydroplaned, causing Klein to lose control.

Klein was transported to Methodist University Hospital in Memphis where he was later treated and released.

Klein later told friends he suffered from soreness and bruises but did not suffer major injuries from the accident.

"Luckily, no broken bones," Klein told the Associated Press. "I spent the whole day at Methodist Central. But I'm really banged up. My back is horribly hurting," Klein said Tuesday evening. "I could've been killed." Klein said he was heading toward Tunica when his car struck a puddle of water, sending him off the road.

Klein, who first met Presley in 1948 when the two attended Humes High School in Memphis together, hosts an hour-long retrospective of Elvis and music from the 50s and 60s on WHBQ.

Presley who died at his Graceland mansion in 1977, would have turned 74 Thursday.

A native Mississippian, Presley was born in Tupelo on Jan. 8, 1935.

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