Alonso instructed newshounds Monday he was once riding his pickup to Mets camp in Port St. Lucie when he was once hit through every other driving force who ran a crimson mild. Alonso, who set the foremost league house run report for novices in 2019, mentioned he was once unhurt after his Ford pickup truck flipped over “most probably thrice.”
“It is a in point of fact particular spring coaching as a result of the day before today was once a in point of fact shut revel in to dying,” Alonso mentioned. “I am simply in point of fact grateful to be alive.
“I used to be coming right here to paintings, coming to spring coaching, and the following factor I do know I am kicking my windshield in seeking to get out of a flipped-over automobile,” he mentioned.
The Tampa Police Division instructed CNN the crash took place simply earlier than 6:30 p.m. and showed that every other driving force hit Alonso’s truck after working a crimson mild.
There have been most effective minor accidents reported and the opposite driving force was once issued a quotation, Public Knowledge Officer Jamel Lanee’ mentioned.
“Simply in point of fact blessed to be right here. Grateful not anything is fallacious,” Pete Alonso mentioned. “Additionally thanks, Ford, for having nice engineering.”
