Roethlisberger Told He Was Close to Dying (Late Accident Report)

yahoonews.com ^ | 7/13/06 | unknown

[beyond the sea]

BRISTOL, Conn. - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Wednesday night that he was told he was "seconds, maybe a minute away from dying" immediately after his motorcycle accident last month.

Roethlisberger, in his first interview since the June 12 accident, told ESPN's "SportsCenter" that he doesn't remember much about the accident when he rammed his motorcycle into a car that was making a left turn in front of him on a Pittsburgh street. He did, however, remember what he was told by people at the scene.

"They told me that I was literally seconds, maybe a minute away from dying because I slit a vein or artery in my mouth or my throat and it was draining blood right into my stomach and luckily the paramedic noticed it and stopped it or else I would have had too much blood in my stomach," he said in Los Angeles where he was for the taping of the ESPY Awards.

[MadelineZapeezda]

see my post #60, n 'aht

[beyond the sea]

LOL ................... OUCH!!

[beyond the sea]

........ looks like Bobby Layne on a bender.

[Right Wing Assault]

a helmet's efficacy is very questionable over 14mph

Then guys who race bikes shouldn't wear helmets?

[busstopsindetroit]

That's really funny. Bet you know lots of hilarious paraplegic jokes too.

[thoughtomator]

So the one paraplegic says to the other, "Back in my day, they didn't even have motorcycle helmets!"

*rimshot*

[JockoManning]

Thanks for the update, appreciate it.

jm

[skeptoid]

.....and skunk encouters.