The family of NASCAR star Daniel Suarez was involved in a bad wreck earlier this week.
Suarez posted on Instagram that his wife, Julia Piquet, as well as his mother and mother-in-law, were traveling in Piquet’s Chevy Blazer when they got into a bad wreck.
Thankfully, everyone appears to be OK.
“What is left of Julia’s Chevy Blazer. This car saved the lives of my wife, mother and mother in law,“ Daniel Suarez posted. ”Yesterday was a very scary day. Today, I’m just so grateful that they are alive.”
You can check out pictures of the SUV from the crash here.
According to WCNC in Charlotte, Julia was waiting to make a left turn when she was rear-ended. Her SUV was then pushed into oncoming traffic, and she made contact with two additional cars. Julia, her mother and Suarez’s mom were all taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the report. No one else was injured during the crash.
Daniel Suarez and Julia Piquet have been married since July of 2024.
They announced their marriage on social media at the time, with Suarez posting: “Married the love of my life.”
Piquet added: “Happiest day of our lives. Thank you to everyone who traveled from around the world to be with us on this incredible day.”
The 33-year-old Suarez was named the NASCAR Corona Series Rookie of the Year in 2010 and the NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year in 2015.
The driver of the No. 99 car, he most recently finished seventh at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course this past weekend.
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