[Update: (from Pittsbugh Live) “Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a nine-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw, and severely injured both of his knees when he hit the ground, police said.”]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have confirmed that Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle accident this morning around 11:30 AM.
[A] witness told WTAE that Roethlisberger “T-boned” a vehicle, struck the windshield, rolled onto the ground and struck his head on the pavement. His eyes were open but he was very confused. He said that he was “okay” and tried to get up.Still, one veteran police officer told a WTAE reporter that the accident was “pretty bad.”
Last season, the Fox Pre-game show did a feature on Roethlisberger and Drew Bledsoe’s unwillingness to ride their motorcyles with a helmet. Let’s hope Ben is OK and we’ll keep you posted.
(Photo from MSNBC)
Links:
[WTAE TV]: Roethlisberger Involved In Motorcycle Accident
[KDKA]: Steelers: Big Ben Injured In Motorcycle Accident
[Pittburgh Tribune-Review]: Roethlisberger injured in accident
7 replies on “Breaking News: Ben Roethlisberger injured in motocycle accident”
Busey — Can someone please post a photo of the Gary Busey helmet protector protector? I thing it’s relevant and would give me a good laugh.
ask and you shall receive —
Thank you Larry and Vin — It did give me a good laugh…
Pittsburgh was like a big funeral parlor today…speaking of which…
this is why I wish some people wouldn’t blog
Ahh, the glory of the internet.
Busey — Awesome! Is there nothing you can’t find on the internet?
Busey — To confirm though: are we sure that’s the helmet protector protecor, and not just the helmet protector?
unclear — it certainly is big enough. (that’s what she said)
what an idiot — By the way, does Fox allow anyone to have a blog?
Are they trying to compete with SC? :-D