Terry Sanderson testifies he went 'flying' in Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision, sustained concussion

Terry Sanderson, who is suing Gwyneth Paltrow for $300,000 over a 2016 ski crash, has a different recollection of events than the actress put forth in court on Friday.

Sanderson, 76, took the stand Monday in Utah and testified against Paltrow, who he claims seriously injured him during a collision on the beginner slopes at Deer Valley Resort in Park City on Feb. 26, 2016. He previously alleged the celebrity wellness CEO and actress left him on the mountain without help.

While questioned by his attorney Kristin Vanorman on Monday, he said initially he was having an "easy" skiing day and stayed toward the edges. He claimed there were several large "slow down" signs as he went down the slopes, which made him exercise more caution.

Sanderson got emotional as he recalled the moments prior to Paltrow allegedly crashing into him. “This is hard because I don’t like going through this scene,” he said, choking up. “I just remember everything was great and then I heard something I’ve never heard at a ski resort, and that was a blood-curdling scream … and then boom. It was like somebody was out of control and going to hit a tree and was going to die. That’s what I heard until I was hit.

“I got hit in my back so hard and it was right at my shoulder blades, and it felt like … the fists and the poles were right there at the bottom of my shoulder blades. (It was a) serious, serious smack. I’ve never been hit that hard and I’m flying," he said. “Last thing I remember, everything was black.”

Terry Sanderson alleges a 'very angry man' tried to blame the crash on him

Sanderson alleged that he couldn't move and had fallen unconscious, but his subconscious made him aware of a "very angry man" yelling at him. "He was really insistent that I was doing something wrong and hit somebody," Sanderson recalled. In desperation, he says he mumbled "I'm sorry" to "placate" the man's anger.

The retired optometrist alleged he had pain in his ribs, his ears were buzzing and he was seeing "sparks" in his eyes after the collision. Sanderson had "at least three broken ribs and I sustained a concussion" as a result of the incident, he later testified.

Aligning with his initial complaint, Sanderson said a man in green, whom he thought worked for Deer Valley, dragged him up onto his skis before leaving him behind.

Sanderson said several people zipped past him, but he didn't receive assistance until his friend and witness Craig Ramone went down the mountain and alerted resort staff. Although he said he doesn't have a "perfect memory" of the collision, Sanderson asserted that no one on the hill where he and Paltrow were skiing asked if he was OK after the accident.

"That is absolutely beyond a doubt wrong," said Sanderson, refuting the claim that someone had checked on him. "No one spoke to me when I was needing help. ... I never felt safe and like anybody was there to help me."