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The football player was miraculously unhurt in the 3:30 a.m. crash, which happened when his rental car hit a large amount of water on the turnpike while going about 65 mph to 70 mph. The car began to hydroplane, and the airbags deployed. Weatherford exited his vehicle and within two minutes, a second car hydroplaned out of control and struck the rental, which was totaled. Few details are available regarding the second driver. Weatherford called 911, and New Jersey state troopers drove him 45 miles home to Hoboken.