Daniel Downing Injury: Updates on North Carolina Safety After Scooter Accident

North Carolina safety Daniel Downing was involved in a vehicle accident Wednesday when his scooter was reportedly struck by a sports car. 

According to a tweet from Inside Carolina, it was confirmed to The Associated Press that Downing was the player and the school announced that he was out of the hospital:

Sara Salinas of DailyTarHeel.com provided more information on the incident involving Downing, including when it happened and what witnesses saw:

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The Department of Public Safety responded to a scooter crash involving a UNC football player Wednesday morning at approximately 8:45 a.m., according to witnesses.

Student witnesses said the football player was struck on his motor scooter by a black sports car driven by an older man on Raleigh Road.

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Salinas' report also includes a quote from a North Carolina student Laura Fellwock stating that Downing was "laying on his side, and his scooter was kind of laying on its side." Salinas noted the Department of Public Safety will not file an incident report until Thursday.    

Downing is a sophomore who made the Tar Heels' football team as a walk-on in 2013, per North Carolina's official athletics website. North Carolina is coming off a victory against Pittsburgh on Saturday and has a showdown with rival Duke on Thursday night. 

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