Kentucky Derby trainer Dale Romans escapes serious injury in auto accident

Published May. 9, 2016 11:35 a.m. ET

Barry Werner

Noted Thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans escaped serious injury in an auto accident that landed four people in the hospital after Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

Romans, whose Brody's Cause finished seventh in the Run for the Roses, was driving in Louisville, when an SUV ran a stop sign, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal, and hit a truck and sent it into traffic, T-boning Romans' car.

Per the Courier-Journal:

Romans' partner Tammy Fox commented about the accident and included photos of the car.

Per Tammy Fox, this is a photo of Dale's car post accident. Amazing everyone wasn't more seriously hurt. pic.twitter.com/tPEoAh1uJ6
— horseracinghl (@horseracinghl) May 8, 2016

As first reported by @tjwilkin, trainer Dale Romans was involved in a car accident after the KY Derby last night. (cont)
— horseracinghl (@horseracinghl) May 8, 2016