The horrific car crash that resulted in devastating injuries for ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller was captured on video.
In the footage, which was obtained by The California Post on Tuesday, Miller’s blue 2023 Ford Bronco could be seen traveling on a Jasper County, Mo. roadway at around 3:50 p.m. on June 17 when it suddenly veered over the centerline and collided with an oncoming truck.
The semi appeared to try to move out of the way, but when it didn’t maneuver quickly enough, both vehicles collided.
Miller’s Bronco, according to pictures of the crash site that were also obtained by The Post on Tuesday, skidded several yards before it came to a halt in a patch of grass.
Missouri State Highway Patrol officials wrote in a crash report that Miller had been properly wearing a seatbelt but “during the crash and due to the extensive damage” on his car, the belt was cut and Miller was ejected.
A witness, officials wrote in the report, described the scene as terrifying.
“I was leaving my sister’s house,” the witness said. “I might have been maybe 100 yards behind. I witnessed the Bronco just a hard swerve into the semi’s lane. The semi tried to swerve. It made contact. I haven’t ever seen a car explode like that. I ran to the Bronco and there was no one in the vehicle. I heard groaning behind me.
“I saw a man laying in the grass. I called 911.”
Miller suffered gruesome injuries, including “a compound fracture of his left femur, a shattered left kneecap” and “multiple broken ribs,” according to a GoFundMe his family set up in his honor following the accident. He also “lost a significant amount of blood” and had to have his left arm amputated.
The MSHP report stated the probable contributing circumstance of the wreck was “improper lane usage/change.”
The driver of the truck was not injured, the MSHP report added.
Miller has made a few public statements in the wake of the accident, most recently writing on X on July 10 that he had undergone several successful surgeries and that he was “stepping away indefinitely” from his role at ESPN in order to “best focus on my healing and recovery.”
“Thank you to all for the prayers and thoughts; please keep them coming,” he wrote.
Miller, though, has faced scrutiny in the weeks following the crash — as several social media users have come forward to claim he withheld prize money and/or charitable payments from them.
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the claims, Awful Announcing revealed earlier this month.
Miller has yet to address the allegations.
