Erin Andrews recalls terrifying moment driver fell asleep at the wheel: 'Not the way I want to die'

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Veteran FOX Sports reporter Erin Andrews was gearing up for her coverage of the Green Bay Packers Week 1 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings last week when she encountered a life-threatening situation.

The driver of her car fell asleep at the wheel. 

During an appearance on her podcast with Charissa Thompson, "Calm Down with Erin and Charissa," Andrews explained that she had planned to take a car service from Chicago to Green Bay so she could listen in on conference calls ahead of a sit-down interview with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Fox Sports' Erin Andrews reports from the sidelines before an NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs Nov 7, 2021, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.  (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Her first ride had complications with a locking door, prompting her to get another car service, and that’s where trouble began. 

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"I’m typing, headphones are working, we’re good. I hear snoring," Andrews explained. "I know it’s not Greg Olsen, Kevin Burkhardt or Aaron Rodgers snoring. It’s my driver who fell asleep at the wheel. On a highway from Chicago."

Thompson chimed in – in disbelief – but Andrews wasn’t exaggerating. 

Erin Andrews on the field before a game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington at AT and T Stadium Nov. 22, 2018, in Arlington, Texas.   (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

"Snoring. Sleeping," she said. "And the car is moving 65 miles an hour."

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Andrews said she muted herself on the call and