Became paralyzed during his army service. His friend and fellow actor from "Tzeirey Tel Aviv",
Shai Peled, fell from a guard post also during his military service and was hospitalized. Dany and another friend from the group,
Yuval Ninio, went to visit Shai in the hospital but couldn't find him because he was moved, so they left. On the way back their car hit a tree, Yuval had a concussion and some external injuries, Dany was injured in the brain stem and remained paralyzed and unable to speak.