‘No preferential treatment’: Why Kyle Shanahan received no citation after admitting he caused the crash
Kyle Shanahan admitted causing a July 14 head-on crash in California after reaching for his cellphone, but Palo Alto police issued no citation. The department blamed officer discretion, denied preferential treatment and called an initial record faulting the other driver a clerical error. The 49ers coach is recovering from a concussion, broken bones and facial injuries that required 40 stitches.
Kyle Shanahan admitted causing a July 14 head-on crash in California after reaching for his cellphone, but Palo Alto police issued no citation. The department blamed officer discretion, denied preferential treatment and called an initial record faulting the other driver a clerical error. The 49ers coach is recovering from a concussion, broken bones and facial injuries that required 40 stitches.
