It's been a tumultuous few months for Jon Jones. In April, the UFC superstar was involved in a hit-and-run accident that left a pregnant woman with a broken arm.
Jones, who fled the scene before police arrived, was subsequently stripped of his title and suspended by the UFC. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge and is now serving 18 months of supervised probation.
Now, six months after the accident, Jones has broken his silence on the whole ordeal in a comprehensive interview with MMAFighting.com.
Jones said he was coming home from a friend's house he had stayed in the night before because he was too drunk to drive. He described the incident as such:
"Get in my car and I remember being at a red light and I had my music going. Texting on my cellphone. And I see the light turn green, and I assumed it was my green light, but really, it was a green light for people that were going straight in traffic, and I was actually turning. So, I just stepped on the gas when I saw the green light and I found myself driving right into oncoming traffic."
Jones vehicle then collided with another car, which in turn, slammed into another resulting in the injuries to the pregnant woman. He admits that he panicked and fled the scene for fear of being caught driving under the influence.
"I just felt to myself, man, I went out last night, I haven't been home yet, I probably still smell like the night before. I need to get myself out of here," Jones said. "This is gonna be terrible, this is gonna be messy. I gotta go. I was afraid, man. I freaked out. I was afraid to talk to the police at the time. So, I just thought I had to get away from this."
Jones has since been reinstated by the UFC, but still doesn't have a fight on the cards.
