The Brief Kyle Shanahan took responsibility for the July 14 crash in Palo Alto, saying he took his eyes off the road for about two seconds while reaching for a dropped cellphone before his Tesla collided with an SUV. Shanahan suffered a serious concussion and a broken nose in the crash and said he felt bad that the other driver was wrongly blamed for the crash he caused. San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday he was at fault for a crash in Palo Alto that left him with a serious concussion. Shanahan said he was crushed that she had been wrongly blamed for a crash she did not cause. Shanahan describes moments before collisionWhat they're saying:"I took my eyes off the road looking for my phone and my car veered," Shanahan said.