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Observer: Cam Newton in serious car crash

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Double Down, Dec 9, 2014.

  1. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    Unclear how bad. He was taken away in stretcher.

    http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/09/5373373/accident-blocks-church-street.html#.VIc3DqTF_3A
     
  2. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    That's right in front of the stadium. Wonder how fast he had to be going to do that much damage to the vehicle and/or himself?
     
  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Are we sure he was at fault? One Twitter report said a car ran a red light and hit him. So much out on Twitter right now, including something that says he broke a leg. No idea what's credible or what to believe.
     
  4. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Believe none. You'll be 98 percent right.
     
  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    The broken leg rumor is a re-write of a hoax post that has made the rounds several times with various names attached to it.

    The Charlotte Observer has a pic of him smiling:

    https://twitter.com/theobserver/status/542382212298326016/photo/1
     
  6. RecoveringJournalist

    RecoveringJournalist Well-Known Member

    Damn.

    First, I hope he's OK.

    Second, right before he was going to become a free agent.
     
  7. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    Observer now saying no injuries. Whew.
     
  8. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    Can't get the Observer story to pull up. Here's a report from WSOC-TV. Witness says the truck flipped four times. Looks pretty crushed.

    http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/panthers-cam-newton-injured-crash-near-uptown/njPM8/
     
  9. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Ben Roethlisberger thinks he should have been wearing a helmet.
     
  10. RecoveringJournalist

    RecoveringJournalist Well-Known Member

    Police found $200K in unmarked bills from an Alabama bank and a stolen laptop.
     
  11. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Admirable restraint waiting til we knew he wasn't dead before posting.
     
  12. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Truck is a mess.

    https://twitter.com/TonyWCNC/status/542382493286924289/photo/1
     
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