The True Story Behind The “Blind Side”

Other Details Were Changed, But The Car Accident Was Exactly The Same

Several other minor things in the film were altered from real life. Collins Tuohy didn’t play volleyball and was actually a champion pole vaulter. Collins was also in the same grade as Michael. As for the car accident, the crash happened on a different street. In the scene, Michael stops an airbag from hitting S.J., thus preventing serious injuries. Well, that actually happened. Sean Tuohy later told NewsOK: “That’s 100 percent accurate. The car behind them was someone from the basketball team. Someone witnessed that. The overall theme and concept was dead on, more accurate than Hollywood usually does.”