Food Network favorite in head-on collision car accident

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Food Network star Duff Goldman is recovering after being involved in a head-on collision in Los Angeles. The driver of the other car was allegedly drunk. 

"I live on a really windy, canyon road in the Santa Monica Mountains, and this guy just came around this corner way too fast," the affable chef told People magazine. "He was already totally in our lane and just smashed into us."

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Duff Goldman was heading home from the airport when a vehicle struck the black car he was riding in. The chef said he "saw the whole thing happen."

"I just saw my wife and my daughter. It was nuts," he told People. "And then boom, the crash happened. I was just doing a systems check, making sure everything was where it was supposed to be, and I see there's blood all the way down my hand, but nothing else. I was just like, 'Thank God, thank God.' Even as I was sitting there dealing with it, I was like, 'I'm still here.'"

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Although the crash was horrific and traumatizing, everyone survived. Duff said his right hand — his dominant hand — was crushed and required stitches. He's set to see a specialist to figure out his next move. 

"It definitely doesn't work," he said of his hand. "And I need it to, because that's all I got."

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After realizing he was ok (other than a banged up hand), Duff Goldman checked on the other driver. It was then he realized that something was amiss.

"He got out of the car and was kind of stumbling around. I was like, 'Oh, this guy is hurt.' And then I went over to see if he was all right and hold him upright. And I smelled his breath…" Duff recalls trailing off. "Man, I was pretty angry."

"My daughter almost didn't have a dad because this guy was stupid," Duff said. "There's so many ways to get to where you need to go at the touch of a button, you can get a ride to anywhere you need to go. There's just no excuse.

"I just hope that people stop and think and just be like, 'You know what? What's the big deal? Take an Uber, and then in the morning I got to take an Uber back to where my car is.' It's not a big deal."

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After the accident, Duff Goldman posted a snap of his injured hand to Instagram.

"On my way home from the airport I was thinking about what kind of cake I was going to make for my daughters birthday. Next thing I knew I bleeding and surrounded by airbags," he penned. "A drunk driver had swerved into my lane on a windy country road. After doing a systems check and finding that my only injury was to my hand I thanked my lucky stars that I'd still be there to celebrate her third birthday even if I couldn't make her cake. I'm fine, but it's gonna be a long road to recovery, and for someone like me who makes a living with my hands you can imagine that this is no joke. 

"There's no excuse for driving drunk. None. Uber, taxi, call a friend. No excuse. Stay safe friends, count your blessings. If you're drinking don't drive, and if you're driving, don't drink."