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Source: Ex-NFL RB Pead critical after car wreck

Former NFL running back Isaiah Pead is in critical condition after being involved in a single-car accident early Saturday morning in Columbus, Ohio, as first reported by NBC4 in Columbus and confirmed by ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Pead underwent surgery that ended at approximately 7 a.m. and remains in critical condition, a source close to Pead's family told Schefter.

Pead, 26, lost control of his vehicle at approximately 2:32 a.m. Saturday morning and drove off the side of Interstate 670, the Columbus Division of Police told NBC4.

Pead's car went through a guardrail and down an embankment, striking several trees along the way, according to NBC4.