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BOSTON -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-car accident near his home on Thursday morning but was unhurt and attended a walk-through practice later in the day.
The crash knocked over a light pole and sent a passenger in the other vehicle to the hospital with serious injuries that are not considered life-threatening, Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said.
No charges have been filed.
The two-time Super Bowl MVP's father, Tom Brady Sr., had just arrived in Boston from the family's California home early Thursday and found out about the accident as soon as he got off his flight.
"I understand he's fine, but I haven't talked to him," the two-time Super Bowl MVP's father, Tom Brady Sr., told The Associated Press outside his son's Back Bay home.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick told the team about the accident before practice and said Brady might be a bit late, linebacker Tully Banta-Cain said.
"I was hoping, obviously, that he was OK, but I saw him walking in.
He had a smile on his face, no abrasions, so I think he's fine," Banta-Cain said.
As afternoon practice began, Brady, in full uniform with pads and helmet, was doing stretches along with his teammates.
Police responded to the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Gloucester Street at about 6:30 a.m. to reports of an accident between an Audi sedan and a minivan, police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said.
The intersection is three blocks from Brady's home.
The accident remains under investigation.
"I want to thank the safety personnel for their service, and express our concern and support for the well-being of the occupants of the other vehicle," Brady's agent, Don Yee, said.
One of Brady's neighbors, a 74-year-old woman who asked that her name not be used for fear of being hounded by media inquiries, was walking her dogs when she saw the accident.
She said Brady was traveling south on Gloucester and approaching the intersection on a green light when his black Audi collided with a fast-moving red Ford Aerostar that was westbound on Commonwealth.
"The red car went up in the air, sideways. ... The tire was half off," the woman said.
Afterward, she said Brady immediately got out of his car.
The woman had been walking toward the intersection when she saw the cars headed toward each other.
She took a step backward, tripped on the curb and hit her head, she said.
The crash knocked over a light pole and sent a passenger in the other vehicle to the hospital with serious injuries that are not considered life-threatening, Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said.
The two-time Super Bowl MVP's father, Tom Brady Sr., had just arrived in Boston from the family's California home early Thursday and found out about the accident as soon as he got off his flight.
"I understand he's fine, but I haven't talked to him," the two-time Super Bowl MVP's father, Tom Brady Sr., told The Associated Press outside his son's Back Bay home.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick told the team about the accident before practice and said Brady might be a bit late, linebacker Tully Banta-Cain said.
"I was hoping, obviously, that he was OK, but I saw him walking in.
He had a smile on his face, no abrasions, so I think he's fine," Banta-Cain said.
As afternoon practice began, Brady, in full uniform with pads and helmet, was doing stretches along with his teammates.
Police responded to the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Gloucester Street at about 6:30 a.m. to reports of an accident between an Audi sedan and a minivan, police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said.
The intersection is three blocks from Brady's home.
The accident remains under investigation.
"I want to thank the safety personnel for their service, and express our concern and support for the well-being of the occupants of the other vehicle," Brady's agent, Don Yee, said.
One of Brady's neighbors, a 74-year-old woman who asked that her name not be used for fear of being hounded by media inquiries, was walking her dogs when she saw the accident.
She said Brady was traveling south on Gloucester and approaching the intersection on a green light when his black Audi collided with a fast-moving red Ford Aerostar that was westbound on Commonwealth.
"The red car went up in the air, sideways. ... The tire was half off," the woman said.
Afterward, she said Brady immediately got out of his car.
The woman had been walking toward the intersection when she saw the cars headed toward each other.
She took a step backward, tripped on the curb and hit her head, she said.
