Roethlisberger Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash Jun 12, 1:54 PM (ET) Email this Story
By JOE MANDAK PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was badly hurt in a motorcycle crash Monday and undergoing surgery. The extent of his injuries was not known.
Roethlisberger was in serious but stable condition, said Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma at Mercy Hospital.
"He was talking to me before he left for the operating room," Jones said before the operation. "He's coherent. He's making sense. He knows what happened. He knows where he is. From that standpoint, he's very stable."
The 24-year-old Roethlisberger likes to ride without a helmet, a habit that once prompted coach Bill Cowher to lecture him on the dangers. It was not known whether Roethlisberger was wearing a helmet when he crashed.
The crash happened at an intersection at the edge of downtown at about 11:30 a.m. A pool of blood was still visible there by early afternoon.
Police spokesman Lt. Kevin Kraus said police and homicide units were investigating the crash, something standard when there is an accident with critical injuries. Kraus would give no details on the extent of Roethlisberger's injuries or if anyone else was injured.
Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch was at the emergency room. He had no comment.
A silver Chrysler New Yorker with damage to the front passenger fender was removed and Roethlisberger's bike was loaded onto a flatbed truck. Police were detouring traffic around the crash scene as onlookers and media gathered.
In only his second year in the NFL, Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship. He was 23 when he did it last February.
Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet. He has pointed out Pennsylvania's 35-year-old state law requiring helmets to be worn was amended to make helmets optional.
In May 2005, Cowher warned him about safe riding after Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was injured in a motorcycle accident. Winslow tore knee ligaments and was lost for the season.
"He talked about being a risk-taker and I'm not really a risk-taker. I'm pretty conservative and laid back, but the big thing is to just be careful," Roethlisberger said at the time. "I'll just continue to be careful. I told him we don't ever ride alone, we always ride in a group of people, and I think it makes it even more safe."
Roethlisberger continued to ride after Winslow's accident and that angered Terry Bradshaw, who quarterbacked the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories during the 1970s.
Visiting the Steelers' training camp last summer, Bradshaw remarked: "Ride it when you retire."
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Posted by MCJA on :
I'm guessing right about now
Posted by BuyTex on :
dang...could be real bad, especially with no helmet
Posted by MCJA on :
That makes about as much sense is no helmet in a football game.
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
Operating a Motorcycle "at speed" requires a secure windscreen, as in, at minimum, a helmut holding your sunglasses on,,,,, or a built in windscreen on the helmut..
Riding at Freeway speeds + requires clear vision, without bug hits in your eyes.
Posted by Repoman75 on :
Well, at least they won the Super Bowl already... I'd have the entire NY Jets team bus go off the George Washington Bridge, AS LONG as it happened after they won the Super Bowl.
Posted by BuyTex on :
what a great guy Posted by Dustoff101 on :
quote:Originally posted by Dustoff101: Operating a Motorcycle "at speed" requires a secure windscreen, as in, at minimum, a helmut holding your sunglasses on,,,,, or a built in windscreen on the helmut..
Riding at Freeway speeds + requires clear vision, without bug hits in your eyes.
------------------------------------------------- Hey Tex! Look at your window, I am watching a cop chasing a duelee in Fort Worth! LOL
Posted by BuyTex on :
dualies can't maneuver for chit...he may as well ram the cop and try to run before the chopper gets there...
stick a fork in him...his best deal is pull over and beg for mercy
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
He just did, yep cooked gooose, plowed up somebodies yard, parked and tried to run, now? I think he fell in a fire Ant hill!
Posted by TickTrader on :
Makes me think of that song line... 'I can see clearly now, the rain is gone...'
Posted by BuyTex on :
by about 9 this evening? he'll wish he was *back* on the fire ant hill...
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
Duelees get around 6-8 mpg
Posted by TickTrader on :
Well, *almost*, just not blind.
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
quote:Originally posted by BuyTex: by about 9 this evening? he'll wish he was *back* on the fire ant hill...
----------------------------------------------- Geezz, he can't win for losing. Maybe his girlfriend spilt and took his Dog.
Posted by TickTrader on :
Fire ants, there must be a better way. Those things sting like the dickens. lol
Posted by bdgee on :
Bet he was stealing the thing.....
Posted by BuyTex on :
...headed to Mexico
Posted by TickTrader on :
bdgee, sounds like it.
Someone probably thought he gives a sh*t, but I think they were sadly mistaken. Near death can permanently alter a person's outlook.
Posted by BuyTex on :
near death?
lol, doubt they'll beat him up that bad...
Posted by TickTrader on :
Recent history alters perspective, though. A major accident has that effect, too.
Posted by BuyTex on :
I think you're commenting on Ben's motorcycle accident...yes?
Posted by Mr. Lava on :
Welcome back Tommy Maddox...
Posted by J_U_ICE on :
quote:Originally posted by Mr. Lava: Welcome back Tommy Maddox...
That thought is almost as horrific as the accident
Posted by TickTrader on :
Tex, sort of. Have patience, still working on that *almost*.
Posted by BuyTex on :
praise the Lord, pass the mecaline?
Posted by TickTrader on :
lol
Everyone needs a scapegoat.
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
gotta have a fat bank account to afford a scapegoat..
Posted by TickTrader on :
Yep.
Spoonfeeding is history. You decide.
Posted by TickTrader on :
This is a post made in haste...
*knowingly* spread misinformation?
Not me.
Posted by TickTrader on :
Think I'll stay here and duel it out with myself. Not a lot of fun, but hey...
Posted by TickTrader on :
And I don't like games.
Posted by TickTrader on :
And I can see that analytical skills haven't improved at all since we left the DC area.
Anyone knowing about that would not have to phish (or whatever its called).
And you were allowed to see what you did for several reasons.
Posted by TickTrader on :
Oh, please!!! Post whatever you want.
Be sure to send me a link that I can forward to DOJ.
Let's be a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y clear about this.
You have come between a she-bear and her cubs. You haven't even met papa-bear yet. Now that's scary.
Posted by BuyTex on :
I hope some deleted posts are involved in this apparant monologue...
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
DWE has affected the poor guy! Reading his posts could do that over time.
Posted by The Bigfoot on :
Tex shhh! He's debating himself. I wanna see who wins!
Posted by TickTrader on :
Can you hear me now?
Better yet... is everyone *absolutely* clear on this?
Posted by J_U_ICE on :
quote:Originally posted by TickTrader: Can you hear me now?
Better yet... is everyone *absolutely* clear on this?
this is the first time I've seen someone lose an arguement with themself
Posted by TickTrader on :
quote:Originally posted by BuyTex: I hope some deleted posts are involved in this apparant monologue...
No, but I'm sure the deletions will follow, Tex. Now I understand the thread hopping, too.
Good to know the rules.
Posted by westcott on :
I don't think I have ever sympathized for a person who got onto a motorcycle, took it onto a highway, got into a wreck and got injured. Sure, you can feel sorry for them...but motorcycle riding on a road with automobiles is just begging for trauma.
I hope Big Ben is okay, but as my father always said, "What should have happened...did."
Edit: Now if we could just pass a law that required Congress to ride motorcycles into work...without helmets. I think you'd see a whole mess of the electorate re-locating to the D.C. area.
Posted by TickTrader on :
Papa-bear says that he'll set up his own account and come in here to explain everything to you.
If he comes to play, people are going to be looking at him from behind bars.
Posted by TickTrader on :
Anybody want to play?
Time's short, papa-bear is coming anyway.
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
Tick, spit it out what the heck are you trying to do? I thought you were just joking around, but now? your posts are just plain weird...
Posted by bdgee on :
I was sitting here thinking exactly that, Dust.....
Posted by TickTrader on :
No joke, no game. No more. Period.
Do you get it?
Posted by bdgee on :
nope
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
Knota
Posted by bdgee on :
????
Posted by BuyTex on :
Tick,
Take your hands off the keyboard, and step away from the bottle...and that pipe!
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
I've been affected ?????
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
quote:Originally posted by BuyTex: Tick,
Take your hands off the keyboard, and step away from the bottle...and that pipe!
bump
Posted by bdgee on :
Have we become afflicted with another dweeb?
Posted by TickTrader on :
For all to know...
Phishing is illegal. Any attempt to bypass security is illegal. Then there's attempted extortion, bribery, coercion, slander, liable, various other charges.
If anyone on allstocks has been affected by this hoax, seen their own personal information within these posts, file a complaint with the Department of Justice.
Period.
And worth repeating...
You have come between a she-bear and her cubs. You haven't even met papa-bear yet. Now that's scary. Posted by TickTrader on :
Can you hear me now?
Posted by The Bigfoot on :
Oh! Your post is already here... I was going to quote it from the DDSI thread (???) and bring it over. Just for you bud.
I've met she-bears and papa-bears before tick. But none of them have confused me as much as you have tonight. Then again...that's what your cartoon namesake is known for right??
SPOON!
(Seriously Tick...are you commenting on the bear thing that cottonjim was asking about or something else? I took a leftturn from your logic a while ago.)
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
Again Tick, what are you talking about? Stock scams? Criminal pumpers? Folks blowing steam? What???
Posted by J_U_ICE on :
Nervous breakdowns are entertaining
Posted by BuyTex on :
Tick, several are aware you're upset about ... something...
You and I have corresponded about something that may be related to phishing, I suppose.
However, this latest go-round and multi-thread posting merely has folks mystified.
In other words, no we can't "hear" you--at least I can't, and those who have responded apparently can not, either.
So why don't you just explain what this is all about?
Posted by The Bigfoot on :
If you been hacked buddy, we can't help you. Best to turn off the computer and shut down the moedem if ya got one. Well, wifey is callin. I'll try to figure this out tomorrow I guess.
Stay breezy
Posted by Dustoff101 on :
Are people really losing their minds? Wall Street blues? or is this all a hoax?
If a hacking attempt is being committed you should be able to track it..
Posted by TickTrader on :
Since related posts are spread throughout the threads, and others being deleted, my post will be taken out of context.
One little post will not explain all. We are in the process of collecting all evidence for prosecution.
Please continue all attempts of phishing and extortion. Any other evidence will be greatly appreciated.
Posted by TickTrader on :
quote:Originally posted by The Bigfoot: If you been hacked buddy, we can't help you. Best to turn off the computer and shut down the moedem if ya got one. Well, wifey is callin. I'll try to figure this out tomorrow I guess.
Stay breezy
Three computers, to be exact. They are shut down and will go out as evidence.
Posted by BuyTex on :
wow, three computers hacked?
that *is* serious...
no wonder you're upset.
sorry for teasing you, then--hope you understand, there for awhile, the posts seemed so off the wall nobody could get a handle on your situation...keep us in the loop, as much as possible--in your opinion, should other members take any certain precautions?
Best, -- tex
Posted by HILANDER on :
Yeah Tick, let us know. Had some really wacky stuff go on with my computer as well. Had to do a complete system restore. Kept getting funny e-mails and such. And then bam....crashed big time.
Posted by HILANDER on :
Oh and Roethlisberger........just proves ya ain't gotta be smart to go to college.
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