Fred Jackson crashes car outside Seahawks’ facility
Fred Jackson crashed his car nearby the Seattle Seahawks’ facility Tuesday, but he is said to be uninjured.
Photos show the running back’s black Corvette smashed up outside the team facility:
Here's the scene of accident outside VMAC pic.twitter.com/S70o2R34tt
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 21, 2015
A couple more pics of scene. pic.twitter.com/UxaC8HXBXY
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 21, 2015
The Seattle Times says Jackson was confirmed to be the driver and is “okay.”
Preliminary indications are that Fred Jackson is okay. Has been confirmed he was driving the car.
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 21, 2015
Jackson’s vehicle was towed away.
TMZ Sports reported that Jackson crashed his car after losing control while racing teammate Marshawn Lynch, who was in a red Dodge Charger.
However, teammate Cliff Avril says that is a “lie,” while other reports have also disagreed.
RT @ProFootballTalk Fred Jackson wrecks car in reported drag race with Marshawn Lynch https://t.co/GzifYz39ZL ➠ that's a LIE…
— Cliff Avril (@cliffavril) October 21, 2015
Just got off the phone with someone else who was at Seattle facility – Jackson lost control of car on turn. Teammates leaving came to assist
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 21, 2015
Later reports said Lynch was only at the scene to help Jackson. Jackson later tweeted to confirm he and his teammates were not racing:
Thanks 2 everyone worried about me. I lost control of my car. My teammates, including Marshawn, stopped 2 check on me. They weren't racin me
— Fred Jackson (@Fred22Jackson) October 21, 2015
Jackson sure left behind a messy scene with skid marks on the road and street signs knocked down:
Skid marks on other side of street. pic.twitter.com/twfApCla95
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 21, 2015
Downed street signs. pic.twitter.com/MEs1xqSwom
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 21, 2015
The downed stop sign. pic.twitter.com/qdyNMMU8KZ
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 21, 2015
Skid mark in front of welcome sign. pic.twitter.com/bczc7keR5s
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 21, 2015
Though initial reports said Jackson was injured in the crash, new reports say he was not.
Photo: Twitter/russsmith1970