Tony Cox — who starred alongside Billy Bob Thornton as his elf sidekick in the ‘Bad Santa’ films — just delivered a terrible gift to an unlucky kid … a foot injury and a busted up bike.
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The veteran actor struck the boy on his bike Thursday in L.A. as he was turning right onto a street, while the kid was cruising through the crosswalk. As you can see … the collision resulted in the bicycle’s front tire getting pinned under Tony’s ride.
We’re told the kid suffered an injury to his foot as he was knocked off his Schwinn … but was alert and conscious after the accident. EMTs arrived shortly afterward and he was taken to the hospital … thank God he was wearing a helmet.
We’ve placed a call in with the LAPD who says they’re still investigating the incident.
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Cox started his career in 1980s in films like “Spaceballs” and “Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype.” He’s also been in “My, Myself & Irene” with Jim Carrey.