Kids of man killed in crash that hurt Tracy Morgan get $10M

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The children of comedian James McNair, who was killed in the New Jersey Turnpike crash that injured Tracy Morgan, are getting a $10 million settlement from Wal-Mart, court papers show.

The documents also show that the children, Jamel McNair, 26, and Denita McNair, 19, are putting part of the payment toward annuities that will pay them ever-increasing monthly amounts, starting at $3,000, for the rest of their lives.

The $10 million figure was disclosed in documents filed in Surrogate's Court in New York's Westchester County, where James McNair lived until the June 7 accident, when a Wal-Mart truck hit a limo van that was carrying him, Morgan and others home from a show in Delaware.

Morgan, a former "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" star, suffered broken bones and what his lawyer, Benedict Morelli, said was a traumatic brain injury. Morelli said today that Morgan was "very pleased" that McNair's children were well-compensated and will be able to "lead a better life." McNair was a longtime friend and mentor to Morgan.

Morelli added that Morgan is not fully recovered but is "working very hard to get better, physically, emotionally and mentally." Morgan had hoped to attend the 40th anniversary show of "Saturday Night Live" last month, Morelli said, but was not well enough. Morgan still hasn't seen a segment in which his "30 Rock" co-stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin paid tribute to him during the show, Morelli said.