Sandilands breaks silence after horror crash
The 54-year-old, shared details on the KIIS FM's Kyle & Jackie O show on Monday of the crash involving his driver George Plassaras who broke multiple bones in the collision involving a $1 million Rolls-Royce.
'You may have seen over the weekend, it was all over the news, a head-on collision in Rose Bay in Sydney with a Rolls-Royce and a Mercedes,' he said.
'Well, that was my driver, George.' Kyle Sandilands has broken his silence after his driver George Plassaras was involved in a car accident in Rose Bay. Instagram Credit: Supplied Kyle Sandilands. Instagram Credit: Supplied
The Rolls-Royce, allegedly driven by a 23-year-old woman, crashed into Mr Plassaras, 52, who was driving a Mercedes on New South Head Road, Rose Bay, about 3.30am on Saturday.
Mr Plassaras suffered horrific injuries in the crash, the shock jock explained.
Among the injuries, he suffered a broken spine, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and diaphragm, a torn open abdomen, two broken hips and two broken femurs, Mr Sandilands said.
Meanwhile, the driver of the Tiffany Blue Rolls Royce, which is thought to be worth $1 million, was not injured.
Mr Sandilands, thanked his chauffeur for being the 'greatest employee ever'.
'What did [he] say when he was taken away in the ambulance? He asked for his mobile phone so he could do what?' he said.
'This is a guy at 4.30 in the morning after he has been cut out of his vehicle, he's been trapped in his van for an hour, this poor bloke.
'And he asks the ambo: 'Get my phone so I can make sure Kyle's all right for the week.'
Incredible images from the scene of the crash showed debris from both vehicles strewn all over the eastern suburbs road in the early hours of Saturday morning.
NSW Police said Mr Plassaras was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a stable condition.
Meanwhile, the driver was subjected to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result, police allege.
She was arrested and taken to Waverley Police Station where she allegedly refused to undergo a breath analysis.
She was charged with cause bodily harm by misconduct, in charge of motor vehicle and refuse or fail to submit to breath analysis.
She was given conditional bail to appear before the Downing Centre Local Court on August 15.
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