Shia LaBeouf's Hand Injury Might Be Written Into "Transformers 2" Script

Taking advantage of Shia LaBeouf's current condition, director Michael Bay says he's thinking of writing the young actor's hand injury into the story of "Transformer 2."

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In an interview with Access Hollywood, Bay says he is figuring a way to incorporate the young star's real life hand injury to "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" script.

He says, "I spoke to him yesterday in the hospital. His two fingers are pretty mashed, but we're figuring out a way to shoot around it, kind of write it in the story."

22-year-old LaBeouf obtained his injury last week after his Ford F-150 truck collided with another vehicle in the wee hours of Sunday morning. His left hand was crushed and required surgery. His co-star, Isabel Lucas, only suffered minor wounds.

Bay defends the actor from his suspicion of driving under the influence charge. He says the actor was "drinking hours and hours before" but he was not drunk.

He has also recounted a conversation with LaBeouf about safety before the accident.

He says, "We had a little heart to heart the week before when he bought a brand new motorcycle and I [said] 'Dude! You cannot ride that motorcycle! If you crash, you put 1,500 people out of work.' He said, 'Ok, I won't ride it, I won't ride it, I'll just drive my truck.'"

The sequel to the 2007 live action blockbuster film was put on hold for a month to give time for LaBeouf to recuperate.