Spears boyfriend hospitalised after car crash

The boyfriend of Jamie Lynn Spears has been hospitalised following a car crash in Louisiana, says Access Hollywood.

Casey Aldridge, 19, was reportedly thrown from his Ford pickup truck at around 1.30am on Sunday, after losing control at the wheel. A spokesperson for the Louisiana State Troopers said that he was travelling with four male passengers and sustained "moderate injuries".

"The doctors are pretty positive he's going to be okay," a family friend told People. "He should recover fully. Of course you never know, but they're not expecting him to get any worse."

Aldridge, the father of Spears's ten-month-old daughter Maddie, is thought to have been taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Centre, although staff have refused to confirm his admittance.

The insider added that Aldridge would probably remain in intensive care for the next few days, so that doctors could "keep a close check on him" but added that no surgery was likely "unless something happens".

Police have charged him with the misdemeanour offence of careless operation of a vehicle. A representative for the couple has yet to comment.