{"id":25765,"date":"2024-03-06T17:06:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/bodycam-footage-of-haywood-highsmith-post-crash-emerges-update\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T17:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:06:15","slug":"bodycam-footage-of-haywood-highsmith-post-crash-emerges-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/bodycam-footage-of-haywood-highsmith-post-crash-emerges-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodycam footage of Haywood Highsmith post-crash emerges [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><strong>Update March 6:<\/strong> New footage captured by police body cameras shows Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith visibly shaken up after he crashed his car into a pedestrian, causing him to have his leg amputated above the knee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 fzSzvw\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 enlHCF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 jiQRXG\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"193947,193554,195245\" data-current=\"193947\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 biVjcq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"193947\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"Nikola Joki\u0107 is your 2023 NBA MVP... right?\" data-video-blog-id=\"11\" data-video-network=\"deadspin\" data-video-duration=\"140\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>Nikola Joki\u0107 is your 2023 NBA MVP&#8230; right?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193947\/193947_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193947\/193947_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193947\/193947_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193947\/193947_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/19410.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1765385888828113032&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1765385888828113032\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">At one point, Highsmith was being consoled by a woman at the scene of the incident. The victim, 21-year-old Alexkei Pino was helping a stranded motorist who was in the middle of the road. Highsmith said that the car he hit was stopped and did not have its lights on.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"sc-gcp5ez-1 ifFvcW\"\/>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Miami Heat forward <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/20\/nbas-haywood-highsmith-sued-by-21-year-old-who-lost-leg-in-car-crash\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/20\/nbas-haywood-highsmith-sued-by-21-year-old-who-lost-leg-in-car-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haywood Highsmith is being sued<\/a><\/span> by a 21-year-old man he crashed into earlier this month, who claims the NBA player\u2019s poor driving led to his leg being amputated as a result of the accident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Alekxei Pino alleges that he was helping a stranded motorist in Miami on Feb. 6 when Highsmith, driving a 2021 Audi A5, struck him. The lawsuit states that Highsmith was speeding, leading Pino to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2024\/02\/08\/miami-heats-haywood-highsmith-crashes-into-disabled-vehicle-injures-good-samaritan\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2024\/02\/08\/miami-heats-haywood-highsmith-crashes-into-disabled-vehicle-injures-good-samaritan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have his leg amputated above the knee <\/a><\/span>as a result. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/08\/nbas-haywood-highsmith-cited-after-man-suffers-gruesome-injuries-in-crash-cops-say\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/08\/nbas-haywood-highsmith-cited-after-man-suffers-gruesome-injuries-in-crash-cops-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ obtained the accident report<\/a><\/span>, where police said Highsmith was traveling 45 mph in a 40 mph zone. Pino suffered a fractured left leg and a possible broken arm, according to the report, while Highsmith was uninjured in the crash that <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/39486337\/heat-haywood-highsmith-cited-careless-driving-crash&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/39486337\/heat-haywood-highsmith-cited-careless-driving-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">occurred after<\/a><\/span> the Heat defeated the Orlando Magic at the Kesaya Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Pino and his lawyer are asking for unspecified damages, and estimate it to be over $50,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Drugs and alcohol were not involved, according to police. Highsmith was cited for careless driving, and police believe he was distracted by \u201cunknown circumstances,\u201d according to the report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">According to a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1755774098276315489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1755774098276315489%7Ctwgr%5Eeba0328480e4666ae5d00ab6579e091d060955e1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10108636-heats-haywood-highsmith-cited-for-car-crash-leaving-man-with-partially-amputated-leg&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1755774098276315489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1755774098276315489%7Ctwgr%5Eeba0328480e4666ae5d00ab6579e091d060955e1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10108636-heats-haywood-highsmith-cited-for-car-crash-leaving-man-with-partially-amputated-leg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a><\/span> made by his agent, Highsmith sprung into action after the crash, applying a tourniquet to the injuries and staying until first responders arrived. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Highsmith is in his third season with the Heat, after previously playing for the 76ers, overseas in Germany and stateside in the G-League. He has started 24 of 40 games for Miami this season, averaging 5.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/haywood-highsmith-nba-lawsuit-car-accident-miami-heat-1851271867\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update March 6: New footage captured by police body cameras shows Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith visibly shaken up after he crashed his car into<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}