Carolina Panthers quarterback and Atlanta area native Cam Newton took to Facebook for the first time since his crash Tuesday.
In the Facebook post on his official fan page, Newton says he gives God the glory and said life is too short to not be thankful.
Panthers public relations coordinator Charlie Dayton said Newton's spirits were high.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police released a crash report on the accident involving Newton.
IMAGES: Scene of crash involving Cam Newton
In the report, police name the other driver involved in the crash as Nestor Pellot Jr., 46.
According to the report, nobody was cited in the crash.
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Pellot Jr. told police he didn't see Newton's truck approaching on South Church Street, and as he began crossing Church Street he collided with Newton's truck, the report states.