oscar pistorius himself says he was nearly killed when the speed boat he was driving hit a submerged object. it happened february 21tst. but at the time doctors downplayed the injuries as minor. three day later they found alcohol bottles inside the submerged boat. a police spokesperson was quoted, we are investigating the possibility that the consumption of alcohol had played a role in the boating accident. but the very next day there was an about face. the same police spokesperson said she was misquoted and even said police could not confirm pistorius was even the driver. his manager strongly condemned the report saying that s the problem with south african media. they don t get their facts straight and they love to speculate. police eventually dropped their negligent driving charge against pistorius. on valentine s day morning, when
on record there really isn t a problem. that s the thing. so many incidents that have happened, well documented, over the last five or six years with oscar pistorius, and these kind of cases have disappeared. reporter: take the blade runner s 2009 boating accident. oscar pistorius himself says he was nearly killed when the speed boat he was driving hit a submerged object. it happened february 21st. but at the time doctors downplayed the injuries as minor. three days later they found alcohol bottles inside the submerged boat. a police spokesperson was quoted, we are investigating the possibility that the consumption of alcohol had played a role in the boating accident. but the very next day there was an aboutface. the same police spokesperson said she was misquoted and even said police could not confirm pistorius was even the driver. his manager strongly condemned the report saying that s the problem with south african media. they don t get their facts
speedboat he was driving hit a submerged object. it happened february 21st. but at the time doctors downplayed the injuries as minor. three day later they found alcohol bottles inside the submerged boat. a police spokesperson was quoted, we are investigating the possibility that the consumption of alcohol had played a role in the boating accident. but the very next day there was an about-face. the same police spokesperson said she was misquoted and even said police could not confirm pistorius was even the driver. his manager strongly condemned the report saying that s the problem with south african media. they don t get their facts straight and they love to speculate. police eventually dropped their negligent driving charge against pistorius. on valentine s day morning, when he heard the news of reeva steenkamp s shooting, he knew it was coming.
all but made him untouchable. on record there really isn t a problem. that s the thing. so many incidents that have happened, well documented, over the last five or six years with oscar pistorius, and these kind of cases have disappeared. reporter: take the blade runner s 2009 boating accident. oscar pistorius himself says he was nearly killed when the speedboat he was driving hit a submerged object. it happened february 21st. but at the time doctors downplayed the injuries as minor. three day later they found alcohol bottles inside the submerged boat. a police spokesperson was quoted, we are investigating the possibility that the consumption of alcohol had played a role in the boating accident. but the very next day there was an about-face. the same police spokesperson said she was misquoted and even said police could not confirm
joining us now a close friend of the stallone family. guest: good morning. gretchen: there is a lot of stories that came out. you are here to set the record straight for the family, what do you want to say? guest: i was sage s attorney since 1996 and a friend since 95 and i knew him for a long period of time. you know, none of us know exactly what the incident was. there was a facebook posting just 17 hours before we discovered him on friday, and so we don t know what that was. and there was a lot of rumors on the other kind of tabloid journalism where they said there were alcohol bottles. and i have known sage for a long time. he didn t drink i certainly