Cam Newton reportedly injured in car wreck
theGRIO REPORT - NFL star Cam Newton has reportedly been injured in a car wreck. The Charlotte Observer's Jonathan Jones is reporting the Carolina Panthers quarterback was loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher following the crash...
NFL star Cam Newton has reportedly been injured in a car wreck.
The Charlotte Observer’s Jonathan Jones is reporting the Carolina Panthers quarterback was loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher following the crash.
Newton’s vehicle reportedly overturned as a result of the accident, which occurred midday Tuesday.
A Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department spokesman confirmed to Jones that Newton was driving the vehicle at the time and was “able to communicate.”
Another car was also involved.
Cam Newton on a stretcher. Just loaded in ambulance pic.twitter.com/TP7rSRKXua
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
Cam Newton's car overturned just above I 277 pic.twitter.com/i5UjckyfbF
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
Items from Cam Newton's car pulled by CMPD officer. Belk clothing and Beats headphones pic.twitter.com/jMg90B9F5s
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
Additionally, a witness told Charlotte’s WCNC-TV Newton’s truck flipped “four times.”
WBTV in Charlotte tweeted the following picture of Newton on a stretcher:
#BREAKING: @WBTV_News is live with breaking news on the wreck involving Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. pic.twitter.com/FJ6uidwXIC
— Amanda Bazemore (@AmandaBazemore) December 9, 2014
The Panthers’ official Twitter account posted the following regarding Newton’s accident:
We are closely monitoring the situation of a car wreck involving Cam Newton. We will have more information at an appropriate time.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) December 9, 2014
**UPDATE** 2:29 p.m. ET
Cam Newton is in fair condition and undergoing tests at Carolinas Medical Center and will remain there overnight for observation.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) December 9, 2014
**UPDATE** 3:23 p.m. ET
Further testing revealed that Cam Newton has two transverse process fractures in his lower back and no further internal injuries.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) December 9, 2014
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