Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was involved in a car crash this morning. Thankfully, other than a few bumps and bruises, no one was injured. Newton was taken to the hospital by ambulance as a precaution.
A car crashed and overturned on the Church Street bridge over I-277 about 12:30 p.m. and ambulances are on the scene. A second car involved in the crash is also in the road, near Hill Street.
A witness, Tony Douglas, said he was walking on Church Street toward the Transportation Center when he saw a Buick sedan and the Dodge truck collide.
Douglas said the truck was heading south on Church and the sedan was crossing Church from Hill Street when they hit.
The truck flipped several times, he said, coming to rest on its passenger side. Douglas said he ran to the truck and saw the quarterback inside.
Afterward, he said, Newton “was alert. He was in pain.”
The Buick’s driver, writhing in pain on the sidewalk, told police that he was crossing Church Street when a truck “came flying down” the street and struck him.
Both Newton and the other driver were placed on backboards and in neck braces before being transported by ambulance.
The Panthers have said they are monitoring the situation and will have a formal statement once more information is available.
CMPD source says no injuries to Cam Newton.He did not want to be transported. Taken to hospital as a precaution.
— Steve Crump WBTV (@SteveCrumpWBTV) December 9, 2014
#BREAKING: @WBTV_News is working to get more answers on the wreck involving Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. pic.twitter.com/FJ6uidwXIC
— Amanda Bazemore (@AmandaBazemore) December 9, 2014
Cam Newton's car overturned just above I 277 pic.twitter.com/i5UjckyfbF
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
Cam Newton's car #PrayForCam pic.twitter.com/460aSIwuhU
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— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
Scary stuff. Pic of Cam on stretcher RT @thebiglead: Cam Newton Injured in Car Accident http://t.co/N5AvT1WJOj pic.twitter.com/3C4leqqRXc
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) December 9, 2014
Other car involved in Cam Newton accident pic.twitter.com/oE6AVF5kcw
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
Cam Newton being loaded into ambulance https://t.co/Sc2wK6KGJg — Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
This is encouraging. RT @theobserver Cam Newton is conscious and smiling after crash in uptown Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/MxvhRuYksE
— Joe Person (@josephperson) December 9, 2014
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