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Briggs: I panicked, reported car stolen

By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer
2 minutes ago



LAKE FOREST, Ill - Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs said he
panicked after he crashed his new Lamborghini along a highway early
Monday morning and initially reported his car stolen after abandoning
the mangled vehicle.

Briggs, speaking to reporters after practice on Tuesday, said he
called a tow truck after leaving the scene and then reported his car
was stolen.

"When it happened, the first thing I did was, obviously, I panicked,"
Briggs said. "I didn't want there to be a big scene there. And so I
left the scene. When I left, I called the tow truck. I also was
startled, and I called to report that my car was stolen. Within
probably 10 minutes, I called back and accepted responsibility for
what I did because it was ridiculous in the first place."

Illinois police found the abandoned vehicle, which had hit a light
pole and a concrete bridge support, alongside the Edens Expressway on
the city's North Side around 3:15 a.m.