Palo Alto Police Decline to Release Bodycam Video or 911 Call in Kyle Shanahan Crash

The Palo Alto Police Department announced it will not make public the body-camera video, the 911 emergency call, or the official accident report related to the July 14 collision involving San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. A department spokesperson told TMZ that the materials are “exempt from disclosure” under the California Public Records Act and that “nothing will be released related to this accident.”

Shanahan, who suffered a severe concussion and other injuries in the crash, initially said he was at fault after his phone fell from his lap and he looked away from the road. The incident was not disclosed publicly for 11 days, after an initial clerical error mistakenly assigned blame to the other driver.

The decision not to release the records has prompted questions about the department’s interpretation of the public-records law.