Video shows Jones’ car crash
Raiders team president out, says he was fired
DALLAS — A video of the car crash involving Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones shows the moment a dark-colored car T-boned a silver car Wednesday evening in Uptown.
The crash occurred about 8 p.m. near Harry Hines Boulevard and Wolf Street, according to Dallas police. Police said one car failed to yield and turned in front of the other car, causing the collision.
TMZ published the video Friday morning. In the video, a silver car was trying to make a left turn from Harry Hines Boulevard, a one-way road, onto a two-way street.
The dark-colored car was traveling in the same direction as the silver car and slammed into its side. The darker car could be heard trying to brake in the video.
It’s unclear which car Jones was in or if he was driving, but TMZ said he was in the dark-colored car.
Jones had a brief stay at Parkland Memorial Hospital on Wednesday. By late evening, he was described as resting comfortably at home.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones later confirmed his father’s health to The Dallas Morning News. “He is all good,” Stephen Jones said. A Dallas police spokesperson did not confirm whether Jerry Jones was involved in the incident, citing department practice.
No information about the condition of the other driver was available.
RAIDERS: Team president Dan Ventrelle has left the organization less than a year after taking over the job. Owner Mark Davis announced in a statement Friday that Ventrelle “is no longer with the Raiders organization” but divulged no details around the decision.
Ventrelle said in a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was fired in retaliation for bringing concerns from multiple employees to the NFL about a “hostile work environment.”
“When Mark was confronted about these issues, he was dismissive and did not demonstrate the warranted level of concern,” Ventrelle said in the statement. “Given this, I informed the NFL of these issues and of Mark’s unacceptable response. Soon thereafter, I was fired in retaliation for raising these concerns. I firmly stand by my decision to elevate these issues to protect the organization and its female employees.”
The Raiders had no comment on Ventrelle’s statement. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league officials “recently became aware of these allegations and take them very seriously. We will promptly look into the matter.”
PACKERS: Green Bay signed both of its first-round draft picks Friday, with former Georgia teammates Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt agreeing to terms.