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BIG STOP: Ex-NFL coach Bill Cowher is upbeat after smashing his Benz yesterday in Manhattan. (Photos: Thomas E. Gaston)
Former Pittsburgh Steeler head coach Bill Cowher gave a big hit while driving on the Upper East Side yesterday, police and fire sources said.
The CBS “NFL Today” commentator was heading north on Park Avenue at 1:12 p.m. when his Mercedes struck the passenger side of a Ford Fusion turning left on East 92nd Street. The Ford then smashed into scaffolding. No one was hurt.
Cowher, who was known for his temper on the sideline, walked away without a scratch.
Both Cowher, 56, and the Ford driver claimed they had the green light. Police didn’t arrest anyone or write any summonses, the sources said.
“With how banged up that car is, it’s amazing no one was really hurt,” said Jim Conner, 45, who witnessed the chain-reaction crash.
EMS arrived at the scene and checked a female passenger traveling with Cowher and the driver of the Ford, witnesses said.