With portions of the Northeast dealing with severe thunderstorms, ESPN’s Randy Scott found himself involved in a terrifying traffic accident in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Fortunately, Scott appears to have walked away unscathed from the incident, which he said occurred after he hydroplaned on I-84 before striking a concrete median.
“Canโt thank @CT_STATE_POLICE enough for helping me this morning,” Scott wrote in a social media post just after 6 a.m. ET, along with three pictures showing a severely damaged car. “Rained so hard, so quickly, I hydroplaned on I-84 and drilled the concrete median. “Airbags and seatbelt saved the day. Really lucky to walk away without a scratch.”
Canโt thank @CT_STATE_POLICE enough for helping me this morning.
Rained so hard, so quickly, I hydroplaned on I-84 and drilled the concrete median.
Airbags and seatbelt saved the day.
Really lucky to walk away without a scratch. ๐ pic.twitter.com/fJZPy63Ru2โ Randy Scott (@RandyScottESPN) June 23, 2024
Despite the traffic incident, Scott was able to make his way to the ESPN studio in time to host the early-Sunday morning SportsCenter alongside Gary Striewski, which began at 7 a.m. ET.
Following his post, many of Scott’s ESPN colleagues took to social media to express their thankfulness for him being OK — a sentiment we share at Awful Announcing.
Wow, man. Glad you are ok! https://t.co/lGko9EPJdS
โ Doug Glanville (@dougglanville) June 23, 2024
So glad you’re safe. So scary. ๐๐๐ https://t.co/QYvNTfr5Ok
โ Malinda Adams (@MalindaAdams) June 23, 2024
Omg Randy, thank goodness youโre ok. ๐
โ Stephania Bell (@Stephania_ESPN) June 23, 2024
Glad you are ok!
โ Christine Lisi (@ESPNChristine) June 23, 2024
Glad youโre ok buddy๐
โ Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) June 23, 2024
Omg. So glad youโre ok ๐ค
โ Laura Rutledge (@LauraRutledge) June 23, 2024
Scott also noted in a follow-up reply, he will most certainly need a new car in the immediate future.
“Oh I absolutely need help with a new car,” he wrote. “This one has served me well, itโs earned a break.”
Oh I absolutely need help with a new car ๐
This one has served me well, itโs earned a break.
โ Randy Scott (@RandyScottESPN) June 23, 2024