Cam Newton injured in car accident, taken away in ambulance (pics/vids)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton reportedly was injured in a car accident in the Charlotte area on Tuesday, per a report from the Charlotte Observer.
The accident reportedly occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m. and included two automobiles, one of which apparently overturned in the wreck. The other car was located nearby as ambulance and rescue workers arrived. The overturned car apparently was Newton’s.
Jonathan Jones, who covers the Panthers for the Charlotte Observer, was on the scene and snapped photographs of the aftermath of the accident and posted them on Twitter.
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
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
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
Jones added in a subsequent tweet that “CMPD officer just confirmed to me Newton was driving. Said he was able to communicate.
UPDATE: A photo tweeted by the Charlotte Observer shows Newton appearing to smile as he’s treated by medical personnel.
Cam Newton is conscious and smiling after crash in uptown Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/tx6R9qisSh
— Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) December 9, 2014
UPDATE 2: The Panthers also issued a statement regarding the accident via Twitter.
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 3: WBTV’s Steve Crump reports that Newton was taken to the hospital only as a precaution.
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
(top photo credit: Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
