“He’s OK,” family members of the 69-year-old grease truck driver, identified solely by his initials PT, told The Post.FOX59
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND — The family of a 69-year-old truck driver who was allegedly assaulted by former football star Mark Sanchez outside an Indianapolis bar has provided an update on his condition.
“He’s OK,” the family of the grease truck driver, identified only by his initials PT, told The Post late Sunday. “We are talking to lawyers first. We want to be careful about what’s said. We appreciate that.” They added that they remain in shock that the former Jets quarterback allegedly attacked their loved one.
Sanchez was hospitalized and arrested over the incident.Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
Photos shared on social media show the driver in a hospital bed wearing a neck brace, with severe cuts to his cheek and jaw. “His family says he was cut in the fight and it went through his cheek and hit his tongue,” Fox59 anchor Angela Ganote reported.
According to an affidavit obtained by Fox59, the incident occurred shortly after midnight Saturday. PT had parked his truck in an alley to collect cooking oil from a nearby hotel when Sanchez, 38, allegedly approached him smelling of alcohol and speaking with slurred speech.
The affidavit states, “PT did not have his hearing aids in because his truck is very loud when he is exchanging the frying oil for the hotel, so he had to lean in close to Mr. Sanchez to hear him. When PT leaned in, he stated that Mr. Sanchez smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred.”
The altercation escalated when Sanchez allegedly slammed PT against a wall and threw him to the ground. The driver reportedly stabbed Sanchez, 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, in self-defense.
Sanchez allegedly slammed the driver against the wall and threw him to the ground before the driver stabbed the 6-foot-2, 230-pound Fox Sports analyst in self-defense.AP
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Sanchez was initially hospitalized in critical condition but has since stabilized. He was discharged Sunday morning after treatment for stab wounds to the chest, TMZ reported, and was immediately transferred to central booking at the Marion County Jail. While in the hospital, he was charged with public intoxication and battery.