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September 18, 2012

Aldon Smith involved in serious car crash Friday night


Aldon Smith was involved in a serious car accident two days before Sunday's game against the Lions. According to the California Highway Patrol, Smith was the passenger in a car that swerved to avoid a deer on a road in unincorporated Santa Clara County Friday night and ended up on its side on a dirt embankment.

The unidentified driver of the BMW was transported to San Jose Regional Medical Center with what the CHP described as a "broken back." Smith suffered a cut above his eye that required stitches. He was driven to Stanford Hospital, the 49ers' team facility, where he was treated. Smith played every defensive snap of Sunday's game and finished with seven tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit.

The accident occurred at 11:45 p.m. Friday near Smith's home in the hills east of San Jose. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, the CHP said. Smith notified the 49ers, and presumably team officials transported him to Stanford Hospital.
Smith's home was the site of raucous party June 30 in which two people were shot and Smith suffered minor stab wounds. He also was charged with DUI in Miami Beach in January.

According to Miami-Dade County officials, Smith qualified for a program to reduce the charges to reckless driving. Among the parameters of the program are completion of a DUI school, 60 hours of community service, completion of a session of the victim-impact panel and paying $500 to a victim services or DUI enforcement fund.

-- Matt Barrows

First he gets stabbed trying to break up a fight and now the deer are after him? Who knew the suburbs would be so dangerous.