ESPN.com is reporting that Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady was involved in a car accident this morning, although he wasn’t hospitalized and is expected to return to team facilities today. However, a passenger in the other car was taken to the hospital and it’s unclear at this point whether or not he or she suffered any serious injuries.
The accident occurred on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Gloucester Street in Boston, according to the reports.
Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald told The Boston Globe that a sedan and a passenger van collided at 6:34 a.m. MacDonald told the newspaper that a traffic light was also struck.
Sources told The Globe that Brady was driving the sedan and was treated at the scene. Sources told the newspaper that Brady got out of his car but that the “Jaws of Life” had to be used to free a passenger in the van.
Fire officials told the AP that a passenger in one vehicle was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
It’s good to hear that the passenger in the van doesn’t have life-threatening injuries and I hope that his or her condition doesn’t change for the worse.
Brady is incredibly fortunate that he didn’t suffer any serious injuries, not only for his current and long-term health, but also because he’s on the verge of signing a new contract. I hate to sound insensitive by bringing up money in a situation like this, but the fact is that had he gotten seriously hurt and couldn’t play anymore, the Patriots obviously wouldn’t be prepared to fork over an $80 million contract (or whatever figure he eventually signs for). I realize he isn’t hurting for money either way, but $80 million is $80 million.
But again, the most important thing here is that nobody was seriously injured. Hopefully we get some good news soon about the passenger in the other vehicle.
