Kyle Shanahan Admits Causing July 14 Crash After Looking Away for 2 Seconds
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 29
Kyle Shanahan Admits Causing July 14 Crash After Looking Away for 2 Seconds
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 29
Summary
Kyle Shanahan told reporters Tuesday that he, not the 21-year-old woman he hit, caused the July 14 crash after looking down for his dropped phone and taking his eyes off the road for two seconds.
20 miles an hour was Shanahan's speed, he said, when his car veered into the other vehicle; he blamed an erroneous state-database entry for initially pinning fault on the woman, saying the police report did not.
40 stitches above his right eye, a concussion, a broken left hand, a broken nose and three broken ribs have kept the 49ers coach from being cleared to lead practices, though he has been at the team facility on a limited basis.
Minor injuries were reported for the other driver, who was not hospitalized, while Shanahan said the impact was so violent he would never forget it and there is still no timetable for his full-time coaching return.