Kyle Sandilands' chauffeur George Plassaras breaks silence after horror crash

News.com.au

5 days ago

Radio giant Kyle Sandilands' chauffeur has shared horror details of the injuries he suffered in an accident in Sydney's eastern suburbs on the weekend.
George Plassaras, 52, broke multiple bones in the collision involving a $1 million Rolls-Royce.
The Rolls-Royce, allegedly driven by a 23-year-old woman, crashed into Mr Plassaras, who was driving a Mercedes on New South Head Road, Rose Bay, about 3.30am on Saturday.
Among the injuries, he suffered a broken spine, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and diaphragm, a torn open abdomen, two broken hips and two broken femurs.
Speaking from hospital on Wednesday, Mr Plassaras told the Kyle & Jackie O show he faces a long road to recovery.
'I've got no right hip. It's totally gone,' he said.
'I've just been laying flat since Saturday, since the accident.'
The driver said he will need hip surgery, which will keep him off the road for some time.
He also requires a second operation on his knee.
He will not know the extent of the damage to his spine until his hip operation, he explained.
'I've basically got no hip. After the operation, I can't legally drive for six weeks,' he said.
'After the hip (surgery), I've got to do my right knee, they've got to check my X-ray for my spine, once I do my hip.
'There's a long list of injuries.'
Earlier in the week Mr Sandilands thanked his chauffeur for being the 'greatest employee ever'.
'What did [he] say when he was taken away in the ambulance? He asked for his mobile phone so he could do what?' he earlier told the show.
'This is a guy at 4.30 in the morning after he has been cut out of his vehicle, he's been trapped in his van for an hour, this poor bloke.
'And he asks the ambo: 'Get my phone so I can make sure Kyle's all right for the week.'
Meanwhile, the driver of the Tiffany Blue Rolls Royce, which is thought to be worth $1 million, was not injured.
Incredible images from the scene of the crash showed debris from both vehicles strewn all over the eastern suburbs road in the early hours of Saturday morning.
NSW Police said Mr Plassaras was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a stable condition.
Meanwhile, the driver was subjected to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result, police allege.
She was arrested and taken to Waverley Police Station where she allegedly refused to undergo a breath analysis.
She was charged with cause bodily harm by misconduct, in charge of motor vehicle and refuse or fail to submit to breath analysis.