Television Journalist Tom Brokaw And His Wife Uninjured In New York Car Accident
December 5th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by GD ( Leave a comment )By Gina Gomez
New York, Dec.05, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Television journalist and former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw along his wife were involved in an accident on Friday afternoon but fortunately the couple managed to remain uninjured. The accident took place at the Bruckner Expressway in New York, which resulted in the death of a woman and also injured a truck driver.
According to a statement that has been released, the accident took place when in order to avoid a bundle of cable that was strewn across, a Ford Expedition lost control of the car and crashed with a truck. The victim has been identified as 30 year old Suejas Estrada, who was thrown out of the car and was spot dead. The truck on being hit by the Expedition, came in between the lane where Brokaw was driving and clashed with the news anchor’s vehicle. Following the clash, Brokaw quickly applied brakes and moved along the median. Although, the reputed media personality and his wife Meredith managed to remain unhurt, the driver of the truck suffered few injuries. The 54 year old driver later received treatment at the Westchester Medical Center where his condition is said to be stable.
However, intrinsic details pertaining to the circumstances which lead to the accident still remains a bit unclear. New York police has revealed that in order to throw more light into the incident, investigations are going on and till now nobody has been charged in the accident.
Meanwhile, the accident is gathering immense attention as Tom Brokaw is among the most renowned figures in electronic journalism. After an illustrious career with the NBC network, the acclaimed anchor retired in the year 2004.
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