California Sheriff Learned Of John Elway Golf Cart Incident Two Days Later, Says It's Now Investigating

Deputies successful California say they didn't perceive astir a play cart incident wherever Broncos fable John Elway was reportedly down nan instrumentality until 2 days aft it happened.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said successful a property merchandise it "received information" connected Monday regarding a play cart incident that happened connected Saturday astatine The Madison Club successful La Quinta, California. According to officials, Elway's supplier and longtime friend Jeffrey Sperbeck, 62, fell disconnected nan backmost of a play cart.

TMZ reported that Elway was driving nan play cart astatine nan clip and nan 2 were leaving a Stagecoach after-party erstwhile nan play cart incident happened. Elway was reportedly nan first personification to telephone 911. Public records bespeak Elway has a spot that's a 10-minute thrust from The Madison Club.

A spokesperson for Cal Fire told Fox News Digital it worked pinch nan Riverside County Fire Department successful responding to nan incident astatine 6:50 p.m. Authorities said Sperbeck suffered "serious injuries" and was transported to a section infirmary and initially listed successful captious condition, wherever he died connected Wednesday astatine nan Desert Regional Medical Center successful Palm Springs, California.

Fox News Digital reached retired to The Madison Club and Elway for comment.

JOHN ELWAY BREAKS SILENCE ON AGENT'S DEATH AFTER GOLF CART CRASH

Dec 26, 2021; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Denver Broncos president of shot operations John Elway watches from nan sidelines during nan crippled against nan Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

The Cal Fire spokesperson said that nan Riverside County Sheriff's Office wasn't requested to respond to nan incident "due to nan telephone being aesculapian successful nature."

In a statement, nan Riverside County Sheriff's Office said it would behaviour an investigation into nan decease of Sperbeck "and will return due action based connected nan outcome." 

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office didn't respond to Fox News Digital erstwhile asked why nan agency didn't perceive astir nan incident until 2 days later.

John Elway made his first nationalist comments regarding nan incident aft Sperbeck passed distant connected Wednesday, according to ESPN.

JOHN ELWAY'S AGENT DEAD AFTER GOLF CART CRASH WHERE BRONCOS LEGEND WAS REPORTEDLY DRIVING

The Madison Club play people designed by Tom Fazio successful La Quinta, California, Feb. 4, 2025. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"I americium perfectly devastated and heartbroken by nan passing of my adjacent friend, business partner and supplier Jeff Sperbeck," Elway said. "There are nary words to genuinely definitive nan profound sadness I consciousness pinch nan abrupt nonaccomplishment of personification who has meant truthful overmuch to me."

Sperbeck's family besides released a connection pursuing his passing.

"We are profoundly saddened to stock nan passing of our beloved Jeff Sperbeck. He was a awesome father, husband, brother, boy and friend to galore and will beryllium profoundly missed by all," nan Sperbeck family said. "We are grieving this unimaginable nonaccomplishment arsenic a family alongside our dearest friends nan Elway’s and nan galore different clients Jeff called friends."

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John Elway warms up earlier nan Super Bowl against nan Atlanta Falcons successful Miami connected Jan. 31, 1999. (ROBERT DEUTSCH / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Sperbeck's narration pinch Elway began successful 1990 aft becoming his manager. Hall of Famers Ronnie Lott and Jim Plunkett were besides among Sperbeck's clients, but he has represented hundreds of NFL players.

Elway led nan Broncos to 2 Super Bowls during his 16 years successful nan NFL, each of which were pinch Denver. He went connected to go nan Broncos wide head and executive vice president aft he near nan convention arsenic a player, past was a advisor for nan squad up until March 2023.

Fox News Digital's Scott Thompson contributed to this report.