UPDATE: The Carolina Panthers’ official Twitter handle tweeted an update around 2:30 p.m. ET, saying, “Cam Newton is in fair condition and undergoing tests at Carolinas Medical Center and will remain there overnight for observation.”
Original Story: Carolina Panthers fans are holding their breaths, praying for the speedy recovery of quarterback Cam Newton after he was involved in a serious car crash in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
The 25-year-old athlete was driving his Dodge Ram pickup truck when he collided with another vehicle, causing his truck to flip over multiple times, eyewitnesses told ESPN. The local paper, The Charlotte Observer, has an office close to the scene of the accident, and posted pictures on Twitter of the football star lying on the ground but awake.
Cam Newton is conscious and smiling after crash in uptown Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/tx6R9qisSh
— Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) December 9, 2014
“Cam Newton is conscious and smiling after crash in uptown Charlotte,” the paper captioned the picture. Sharing several other images of his overturned car, the handle wrote, “A witness said Cam Newton ‘was alert. He was in pain,’” adding, “CMPD spokesman Rob Tufano said Cam Newton was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.”
A rep for the Panthers spoke to ESPN about the incident, saying in a statement, “We are closely monitoring the situation of a car wreck involving Cam Newton. We will have more information at an appropriate time.”
CMPD spokesman Rob Tufano said Cam Newton was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/d3kPSIxPVI
— Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) December 9, 2014
Stay tuned to Us Weekly for updates on Newton’s condition.
