John Wayne Bobbitt has "broken his neck in a car crash," according to TMZ, more than 20 years after ex-wife Lorena Bobbitt cut Accident ... John Wayne Bobbitt, former husband of Lorena, the woman who cut off his penis, has been injured in a car accident. JOHN Wayne Bobbitt - the man whose ex-wife chopped off his penis with a carving knife - has reportedly broken his neck in a car accident. TMZ reports that Mr Bobbitt was driving to his brother's house in Buffalo, New York, when another car ran a red light and hit his Jeep. Mr Bobbitt suffered a broken vertebrae in his neck and a slipped disc, however he is expected to fully recover. Moved on ... Lorena Gallo, formerly Lorena Bobbitt. The ex-Marine became a household name in 1993 when his then wife Lorena used a carving knife to cut off his penis because, she said, he had repeatedly assaulted her. She cut off his penis in his sleep and then drove away, throwing it out of the car window. Mr Bobbitt said he recalls blood gushing from his penis before passing out. Mrs Bobbitt felt bad for what she had done so she called emergency services and rescue workers located his penis in a nearby field. Distraught ... Lorena Bobbitt in 1993. Doctors worked for 10 hours rejoining his detached penis but told him that he would never be able to have sex again. Mr Bobbitt however says he has slept with more than 70 women since the incident - and has even starred in porn movies. Last year he said he had put his wild ways behind him and had become a devout Christian - planning to settle down with his third wife. Wild ways ... John Wayne Bobbitt, seen with Playboy Playmates, says the infamous penis incident actually improved his sex life.