Steelers repeating?

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:00 am

From ESPN:

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, who last season became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to a Super Bowl title, was injured Monday morning in a motorcycle accident and has been transported to a local hospital with head injuries of unspecified severity.

"He was alert and conscious," said Ernie Roman, shift commander for the Allegheny County emergency service, told The Associated Press.

ESPN.com's John Clayton reports that early indications are the injuries are not life-threatening.

Roethlisberger, the team's first-round choice in the 2004 draft, was transported to the trauma unit of nearby Mercy Hospital, a source confirmed for ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli, but his condition is unknown.

Witnesses told authorities that Roethlisberger's motorcycle collided with a car near a downtown intersection and that Roethlisberger's head hit the windshield and was bleeding. Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet when riding.

Steelers officials have confirmed the accident, which occurred on Second Avenue near the intersection of 10th Street in Pittsburgh, around 11:30 a.m. The route is one often taken in traveling to the Steelers' facility in the Southside section of the city.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Roethlisberger wasn't wearing a helmet. In previous interviews, Roethlisberger has said that he does not like wearing a helmet while wearing a motorcycle.

In the wake of a motorcycle accident sustained by Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow last spring, Roethlisberger spoke about his own fixation with motorcycles, and his penchant for riding without a helmet. He was admonished by former Steelers quarterback and Hall of Fame member Terry Bradshaw for potentially jeopardizing his career.

One of his agents, Ryan Tollner, is in route to Pittsburgh for what was supposed to be a pre-planned trip and will arrive later Monday.

One witness told KDKA television that Roethlisberger was conscious but appeared disoriented before he was taken from the scene to Mercy Hospital.

A Steelers spokesman is at the hospital and confirmed Roethlisberger is being treated there, but wouldn't provide additional details.

Griever · Post by **Griever** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:39 pm

You'd think NFL players would've learned a lesson from Kellen Winslow Jr's stupidity.

Minrott · Post by **Minrott** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:35 pm

You can't make him wear a helmet, he's a rebel. Dumb fag. He probably wasn't wearing a jacket either. I hope he likes picking gravel out of his throwing arm.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:12 pm

well, sounds like he was just riding around in town and some turned right into him, wouldn't have made much diff if he was wearing the skull helmet or not

Post by **Arlos** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:57 pm

Yeah, it would, cause most of his injuries were to his face and head. If he'd been wearing a full-face helmet (not one of those open helmets), he might have gotten out of that with just a concussion and needing a new helmet.

-Arlos

Griever · Post by **Griever** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:50 am

Now he needs dentures

Xaiveir · Post by **Xaiveir** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:43 am

7 hour surgery today for him....ouch.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:52 am

arlos wrote:Yeah, it would, cause most of his injuries were to his face and head. If he'd been wearing a full-face helmet (not one of those open helmets), he might have gotten out of that with just a concussion and needing a new helmet.

-Arlos

you lose at reading comprehension

Eldred · Post by **Eldred** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:30 am

Acctually with the way it looks like he hit, if he was wearing a helmet it probally would have broke is neck, one reason helmets are not law is / are there are many instances in accidents were the helmet caused the neck to break because of the way the head hits the winshild / road.

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:05 am

From Associated Press:

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be cited for not wearing a helmet and not having a motorcycle license for a traffic accident last week in which he collided with a car, police said Monday.

Roethlisberger and the driver of the car he crashed into on June 12 both had the green light, but the driver of the vehicle will be cited for failing to yield when she made a left turn in front of him, police said.

Only licensed motorcyclists can ride without a helmet in Pennsylvania.

Roethlisberger was traveling at the speed limit a posted 35 mph zone, but he braked and hit the car at a slower speed, police officer Dan Connolly said Monday. There were no mechanical problems with Roethlisberger's Suzuki Hayabusa or the woman's Chrysler New Yorker, he said.

Roethlisberger and the woman will be sent summary citations. Fines and costs for Roethlisberger's citations are $388.