Mets’ Pete Alonso ‘thankful to be alive’ after car flips three times in crash
by Reuters from US news | The Guardian on (#5X3J1)
- First baseman says other driver ran a red light before collision
- Slugger says he did not suffer serious injuries in crash
New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso said he is fine on Monday despite being in a car accident in which he says his vehicle flipped three times after another driver ran a red light.
Yesterday I got in a really, kind of brutal car accident," Alonso told reporters in Port St Lucie, Florida. To me, it's just really special to be here. This is a really special spring training because yesterday really was a close experience to death.
Continue reading...