Jeremy Renner Welcomes Snowplow Home Following New Year's Day Accident

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The 'Avengers' actor is thrilled to have his Snowcat on its way back to him.

Jeremy Renner has no hard feelings against the Snowcat that ran him over at his Reno, Nevada home on New Year's Day.

In fact, the Avengers actor is eagerly anticipating its return, despite the fact that it caused him over 30 broken bones and left him hospitalized in critical condition. The 52-year-old took to his Instagram stories late on Thursday night, per People, to celebrate the plow's return.

First, he shared a photo of three people with the machine, one sitting in the driver's seat and offering a thumbs-up to the camera. "She's finally making her way home! 🙏 😃," he wrote above the photo.

He quickly followed up with a video of the plow being led down the road by a police vehicle. "The cat get[s] a police escort... Feels like The Green Mile!" he added.

The vehicle was taken by the Washoe County Sheriff's Department for inspection as they investigated the cause of the accident, which ultimately came down to the fact that the parking brake was not engaged, according to a police report obtained by CNN. Renner exited the vehicle when it began to slide without setting the break. When he realized it was heading for his nephew, whose truck he had just towed out of the snow, he attempted to stop it before the younger man was hit, getting pulled under the track.

Investigators concluded that while the plow—a PistenBully Snow Groomer—did have some mechanical issues, the parking brake would have prevented it from moving forward.

While the plow took nearly four months to make its way home, Renner returned home after approximately two weeks in the hospital and has been doing "whatever it takes" to recover since. It must be working, since he was caught running an errand earlier this month!