N. Carolina governor’s Super Bowl day goes from bad to worse

Less than an hour after he saw his team defeated in Super Bowl 50, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory was rear-ended on Highway 237 in San Jose as he made his way from Levi’s Stadium, authorities said, though the governor did not suffer any major injuries in the crash.

Around 8:05 p.m., the California Highway Patrol responded to reports of the minor wreck just east of the North First Street exit, said Officer Ross Lee, a CHP spokesman.

Traffic had slowed in the eastbound lanes, Lee said, and McCrory’s vehicle had come to a stop when it was rear-ended by a Mercedes.

The accident occurred about 40 minutes after the final seconds ticked off the clock at Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos topping McCrory’s Panthers by a score of 24-10.