Kyle Shanahan says offseason car crash was his fault, claims it happened as he was reaching for fallen cell phone
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- Kyle Shanahan clarifies to reporters he was at fault in recent car accident The New York Times · 45d ago
- Kyle Shanahan corrects car accident report, says crash was his fault. What we know USA Today · 45d ago
- Kyle Shanahan says car crash was his fault, accident report was wrong ESPN · 45d ago
- Kyle Shanahan says offseason car crash was his fault, claims it happened as he was reaching for fallen cell phone Yahoo Sports · 45d ago broke it first
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 4 distinct news outlets with 4 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 10.
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"Kyle Shanahan says offseason car crash was his fault, claims it happened as he was reaching for fallen cell phone" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
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