Ben Rothlisburger in motorcycle accident in Pgh.

This just reported on WPPT in Pgh. Ben was injured in a motorcycle accident at 10th St. near the Armstrong tunnel. He was taken to the hospital, but there's no report on his condition yet.

For you non-Steeler people, Ben is the Steeler QB winning the SuperBowl this year!

Go bless you Ben. I hope you weren't hurt bad.

Edited for spelling.

i thought that was pretty standard nowadays

no skiing, no dirt bikes, no motorcycles, no bungee jumping, etc.

Even if there isn't, it's just foolish for him to be on a motorcycle.

i'd imagine when you're the QB of the superbowl winner it gets multiplied exponentially.

The bike doesn't look so good

http://kdka.com/

ROETHLISBERGER WRECKS

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that Steelers quarterback Ben Roetlisberger has been injured in a motorcycle accident near the 10th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh.

(As of 12:10 p.m. EDT, the Tribune-Review's web site had crashed, apparently due to the enormous spike in traffic.)
The accident occurred at 11:37 a.m. He was not wearing a helmet.

Per WTAE-TV, Roethlisberger has been taken to the trauma unit at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. There are no specifics as to his condition.

A witness to the aftermath of the accident told WTAE at 12:11 p.m. that Roethlisberger was alert and talking to paramedics, but there was "blood everywhere." The witness also said that Roethlisberger was wearing a neck collar.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Assume neck injury and protect the spine until X-rays show extent of injury.

Taking forever to download . . .:(

Roethlisberger hurt in motorcycle crash
Monday, June 12, 2006

By Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured when his motorcycle was involved in a crash on the 10th Street Bridge today.

Roethlisberger was injured shortly after 11:30 a.m. at the Second Avenue side of the bridge near the Armstrong Tunnel.

Steelers' spokesman David Lockett confirmed Roethlisberger was involved and is being treated at Mercy Hospital.

An eyewitness said she saw a motorcycle headed outbound on Second Avenue as a car was coming inbound. The car made a left turn toward the bridge in front of the cyclist. The motorcycle hit the car and the operator flew into the windshield and then hit the ground.

The witness said she went to the aid of the motorcyclist and asked his name. He said it was "Ben" and tried to get up, but she told him to stay still.

The victim was bleeding heavily from a head injury.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06163/697655-100.stm

The driver of the car if a Pittsburgh resident may need to go in to a Witness Protection Program!

Steelers: Big Ben Injured In Motorcycle Accident
(KDKA) PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers have now confirmed that Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle accident on Second Avenue, near the intersection with the 10th Street Bridge.

The accident happened around 11:30am.

According to an eyewitness, he was not wearing a helmet when he flew over the handlebars and hit his head on the windshield of a car. The witness tells KDKA he said his name was Ben and seemed groggy.

She says he was bleeding from his head.

He has been taken to Mercy Hospital.

At this point, officials are not yet commenting on the victim's condition.

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_163114722.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06163/697655-100.stm

Edited: dupe; sorry. Someone else got there first.

No helmet? Not too bright. DU seems to have beat everyone else with the news; nothing a few minutes ago at Google News.

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle accident on Monday morning.

The Steelers confirmed the accident for Channel 4 Action News.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review said the accident happened on Second Avenue near the 10th Street Bridge.

A witness told Channel 4 Action News that Roethlisberger went over the handlebars, hit the windshield of another vehicle and then hit the ground.

Roethlisberger was not wearing a helmet, according to the paper.

Police have closed down the bridge, Second Avenue and the Armstrong Tunnels.

Roethlisberger was taken to Mercy Hospital. There is no word on the extent of his injuries.

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/...67/detail.html

ben is a big boy. but this certainly can put his season, never mind his career,in serious jeopardy.

not wearing helmets. Like I always say to my son, you only get one head and one brain.

I hope he's ok.

attitude and his toughness. I hope for all you Steelers fans that he is OK.

Said the Pittsburgh stations have pre-empted everything for this.

Here's to a quick recovery. I hope he's okay.


EDIT- post-gazette.com is at a standstill right now.

of the car rolled over the car and hit head again on pavement. A witness asked him his name and he answered Ben then he asked where he was, she told him the location and he asked what city.

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:

Roethlisberger hurt in motorcycle crash
Monday, June 12, 2006

By Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured when his motorcycle was involved in a crash on the 10th Street Bridge today.

Roethlisberger was injured shortly after 11:30 a.m. at the Second Avenue side of the bridge near the Armstrong Tunnel.

Steelers' spokesman David Lockett confirmed Roethlisberger was involved and is being treated at Mercy Hospital.

An eyewitness said she saw a motorcycle headed outbound on Second Avenue as a car was coming inbound. The car made a left turn toward the bridge in front of the cyclist. The motorcycle hit the car and the operator flew into the windshield and then hit the ground.

Link:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06163/697655-100.stm

Map of accident site:
http://www.post-gazette.com/images4/20060612secondavenue_354.
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The Pittsburgh Police are holding a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Ben, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. :cry:

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.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2480830

They will give an announcement at 3:00. I'm praying he is okay.

http://www.wpxi.com/sports/9356102/detail.html

Channel 11's Alby Oxenreiter reported that Art Rooney said, "I think everthing is going to be alright."

Wouldn't you think that Ben, being the golden goose he is, have some sort of helmet clause in his contract?

Maybe the lack of one was an oversight and that's why his riding without one has made the news so much?

I still think it's stupid that they repealed the helmit law anyhow.

Alert and talking - Dr Larry Jones news conference. Won't detail injuries.

From the Doc: Ben is in serious but stable condition. He is currently in surgery. He's coherant, talking and making sense. Very stable. That's all he stated. He would not get into details pertaining to the surgery.

Ben a full, speedy recovery!

Why was this thead relegated to the lounge?? Seems like it would be LBN or at least GD.

It's LBN! Guess cause it's sports related. I remember news of Barbaro the horse was kept in LBN.

Oh well.

A woman. Glad she's not from Pittsburgh cause it would be hell in Steelertown to be the person who took out Big Ben.

BTW, heard it was a Ninja type bike - not saying Big Ben was riding that way but there are tons of riders in Pittsburgh who ride those things like idiots. I wonder as they pass me at 100+ their lifespan.

Great, now I have to run back and forth to find the latest updates.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1407569

It's no fair

:cry: