ESPN NFL analyst charged with misdemeanor after June crash

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller has been charged with a misdemeanor in connection with a June 2026 car crash that resulted in the amputation of his left arm and has since triggered a separate consumer fraud investigation. The charge, filed in Jasper County, Missouri, adds to the legal and personal turmoil surrounding the broadcaster, who is currently on an indefinite medical leave from the network.

The incident occurred on June 17, 2026, when Miller, 43, was driving a 2023 Ford Bronco on Missouri Route 96. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, his vehicle crossed a double yellow line and collided head-on with a semitruck. The impact ejected Miller from the vehicle, and he was airlifted to a hospital with severe injuries, including multiple fractures and broken ribs. Doctors performed emergency surgery to amputate his left arm and conducted complex procedures to reconstruct his left femur and patella, successfully saving his left leg. The other driver, a 28-year-old man from Springfield, was not injured.

On August 11, 2026, authorities charged Miller with failure to drive on the right half of the roadway when the roadway was of sufficient width, resulting in an...