Morgan Freeman has thanked the medics who treated him while he recovered from his horror car crash, after checking out of hospital on Thursday . The actor left the Elvis Presley Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, four days after he and a female friend were cut from the wreckage of his car, after he flipped it over in an accident near his home in Mississippi. The 71-year-old The Dark Knight star suffered a broken arm and shoulder, but escaped more serious injuries. His passenger Demaris Meyer was not badly hurt. In a statement released after he was discharged, Freeman also thanks fans for their support. He says, "I'm doing very well. I feel real good... I thank the staff at 'Elvis Presley' and many, many thanks to my many well-wishers. It's great to know people care about you." Speaking earlier on Thursday, Freeman's business partner Bill Luckett revealed the actor will have to wear a neck brace for six to eight months, joking, "The doctors have said it will be six months to a year before he plays golf again. He hates that."