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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off actor Matthew Broderick nearly spent time behind bars. In 1987, the Golden Globe-nominated actor was involved in a fatal car accident in Ireland with his then-girlfriend Jennifer Grey that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter, with Broderick ultimately avoiding jail time when he pleaded guilty to the charge of careless driving.

The tragedy occurred on August 5, 1987, just days before the release of Grey’s Dirty Dancing.

Broderick was driving a rented BMW 316 from Irvinestown to Maguiresbridge and stopped at a gas station just outside Enniskillen, where they asked an off-duty policeman for directions. Despite the officer telling the couple their route was “just stupid,” according to a 1987 report by PEOPLE, the couple continued their journey.

After stopping a second time to ask for directions and following a downpour that left the roads wet, Broderick and Grey were involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle appro