Shanahan’s Crash and the Delayed Truth | Chico News

Chico News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 1m

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan suffered a serious car crash in July, leaving him with a concussion, broken nose, fractured ribs, and over forty stitches. The team waited eleven days before announcing the incident, during which they reportedly contacted Palo Alto police to review the official report—something they were entitled to since Shanahan was driving a team-owned Tesla. Police said it typically takes about a week to compile such reports, especially for non-criminal accidents. Though phone use was cited as a factor by officers, Shanahan wasn’t ticketed, as is common when…