Guy Fieri recalls waking up 'handcuffed to the gurney' in the hospital after the fatal accident (via toofab)
"They came to the college, and arrested me in the dorm room," Fieri said."It was going bad after worse because everybody was saying that I was, you know… Anyhow, the cops knew I wasn't [responsible]."
He then recalled how his father reacted."My dad told me, 'Cut the s---. You're not invincible. This is for real now. You're not in Ferndale. You're not in your hometown anymore. You're in Las Vegas…you got to focus,'" Fieri told Shields. "I was like, Okay -- my family didn't have any money. I'm not the smartest kid. Didn't get the best grades," he added."But if I'm going to win, I'm going to win based upon how hard I play and how disciplined I am and how driven and how controlled I am. And if I do that then I have a better chance at getting through this."
Fieri -- who shares sons Hunter, 26, and Ryder, 17, with wife Lori -- said the incident ultimately became a teachable moment for him, and he passed down what he learned to his children. "It's things I teach my kids all the time. Don't trust anybody to drive you. Don't trust what anybody puts in a drink and gives it to you. Don't trust if anybody tells you that this is safe or this is smart," he said."You have to be the master of your domain. You have to be in control of your environment."
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