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Tim Scott opens up on ‘miraculous’ car crash survival that changed the course of his life

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Penley, T. (2026, September 17). Tim Scott opens up on ‘miraculous’ car crash survival that changed the course of his life. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/media/tim-scott-opens-miraculous-car-crash-survival-changed-course-his-life

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Sen. Tim Scott discussed on Fox News' "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" how a near-fatal car crash when he was a teenager led him to focus on his faith and political career rather than football. The accident occurred when Scott fell asleep at the wheel, leading to a severe collision where he broke his ankle and sustained back injuries. He believes divine intervention saved him from worse injury, prompting him to give his life to Jesus Christ during college after receiving a partial scholarship to Presbyterian College.

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Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, discussed during the Republican National Committee Midterm Convention in Dallas how a severe car crash changed his life when he was a high school student. While driving his mother to work one morning, Scott fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into heavy traffic on his way back home, causing significant damage but miraculously surviving with no injuries. He believes divine intervention saved him during this "carnage." The accident happened before Scott's senior year of high school when he was a prominent football player; afterward, it derailed his athletic career despite previously being on track for college sports opportunities. Scott shared these memories on Fox News during an interview with host Sean Hannity, emphasizing the life-altering impact of that event in shaping his future path in politics.

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"I feel like, in an unusually miraculous way, some power — angel, in my opinion — protected me through all of that carnage." Scott recounted the crash during a conversation with Fox News host Sean Hannity at last week’s Republican National Committee Midterm Convention in Dallas, where the two discussed the pivotal moment in the senator's life that unfolded long before he entered national politics. Scott, a standout high school football player at the time, had been "moving up the ranks" when the crash derailed his athletic career.

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Tim Scott opens up on ‘miraculous’ car crash survival that changed the course of his life · assertive framing

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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., opened up about the car crash that derailed his football dreams as a teenager, revealing the moment he believes divine intervention saved his life. asserted

intervention → open → life

"I called for help, which for me was, I just yelled, 'Jesus,'" the South Carolina Republican recalled during the latest episode of "Hang Out With Sean Hannity." asserted

Republican → call → Hannity

crash → feel → career

He recalled driving his mother to work one morning before falling asleep behind the wheel on his way home. asserted

He → recall → way

After waking to the sound of his tires on gravel, Scott said he slammed on the brakes and jerked the steering wheel, sending the car spinning across lanes of traffic before it hit the median. asserted

it → wake → median

The impact sent him through the windshield as he held onto the steering wheel. asserted

he → send → wheel

The crash left Scott with a broken ankle and back injuries, and many promises of college athletic scholarships dwindled. asserted

promises → leave → scholarships

Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, however, offered Scott a partial scholarship. asserted

College → offer → scholarship

He said he later gave his life and heart to Jesus Christ while attending a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) meeting at the school. asserted

he → say → school

The South Carolina senator's full conversation with Hannity is available on iHeartRadio, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. asserted

you → get → podcasts