Pastrana in serious car wreck last night :(

[nikki]

From racerxill.com :(


June 10, 2003

Pastrana injured in automobile accident

Racer X is very sad to report that former 125cc National Motocross and 125cc East Region SX Champion Travis Pastrana was involved in a serious car accident last night near his home in Annapolis, Maryland. Pastrana, 19, and a friend who was riding with him, had to be air-lifted to a local hospital's trauma unit. The two were riding in Pastrana's car after midnight when the accident occurred. According to Travis' father, Robert, "Travis had some head injuries and crushed the bones in his left hand. The doctors were able to take care of his head, but he's going into surgery this afternoon for the hand and fingers." We will have more information as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, saying a prayer for both boys wouldn't hurt.

 

[Okiewan]

That young man needs to be bubble-wrapped.

 

[MX-727]

:(

 

[atc3434`]

Maybe some people are simple accident prone...

 

[truespode]

Originally posted by atc3434`
Maybe some people are simple accident prone...

Not when your driving a car so fast it goes airborne. That is not accident prone, that is accident searching.

Ivan

 

[nikki]

Saw this on motonews:

Here is the story according to Annapolis Paper:

Famed stunt rider injured in single-car crash
By ERIC COLLINS, Staff Writer

A local daredevil known worldwide for his breathtaking motorcycle stunts was seriously injured early this morning when his Corvette crashed into a tree in Davidsonville.

Travis Alan Pastrana, 19, of Davidsonville was flown by helicopter to the Prince George's Hospital Center Trauma Unit, where he was in serious but stable condition, county police said.
His passenger, Matthew Scott Bigos, 20, of Merritt Island, Fla., suffered a possible spinal injury and was taken to the Shock-Trauma Center at University Hospital in Baltimore, where he was also listed in serious but stable condition, police said.
According to police, Mr. Pastrana was driving a black 2003 Chevrolet Corvette on Rossback Road about 12:30 a.m. when the vehicle went airborne after cresting a rise in the road near Overlook Glen.
When it came down, the Corvette ran off the right side of the road, police said. Mr. Pastrana apparently then steered sharply to the left, causing the Corvette to spin while crossing the road.
The Corvette then went onto a steep embankment and struck a large oak tree. The force of the collision flipped the Corvette, threw Mr. Pastrana from the vehicle and blew apart the engine, police said. The car landed upside down in the middle of Rossback Road, about 300 feet from where the driver lost control.
Police were unsure how fast Mr. Pastrana was driving at the time of the crash.
"It hit so hard that the motor was thrown out of it," said Lt. Keith Williams, commander of the Traffic Safety Section. "You can't even tell what kind of car it is. It is just completely destroyed."
Mr. Bigos was rescued by county firefighters after the crash, police said.
Police were still investigating the crash this morning. It was unclear where the pair were headed. Police didn't believe alcohol contributed to the crash.
Mr. Pastrana's family couldn't be reached for comment.
The motocross champion is no stranger to injury. Since he first got a motorcycle at age 4, the man has suffered 20-some broken bones, undergone numerous surgeries and given his parents, Robert and Debbie, plenty to worry about.
His father reportedly thought he died after watching one particularly high-flying stunt go wrong in Arizona in 1998. The teen lost consciousness after landing and his spine separated from his pelvic bone, forcing him into a wheelchair for more than a month after the incident.
Mr. Pastrana has been taking a break this spring to recuperate from the wear and tear on his body.
In a recent letter to his fans printed online in MotoCross Action, Mr. Pastrana said his knee is very painful. He said normal competition now leaves him barely able to walk for the following 24 hours.
"Well, the plan for this summer is still up in the air. I want to race anything and everything in an attempt to open some doors for myself in sports that require skill but less pounding on my body," he wrote.
Mr. Pastrana gained national attention at the 1999 X-Games in San Francisco after riding his bike off a pier into the San Francisco Bay to celebrate his win in a freestyle competition.
Once dubbed "the ultimate showman," Mr. Pastrana has a vast fan following, his own action figure, a DVD of highlights, a Bobble Head doll and has appeared on everything from "The Tonight Show" to "Real TV."
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2003/06_10-17/TOP

:|

 

[CaptainObvious]

If it wasn't for bad luck, Travis wouldn't have any luck at all. Travis, please heal quickly, and then sit in a chair...that's not moving.

 

[atc3434`]

Yea... if it made it into the air, and now is an unrecongnizable piece of metal, too much speed was invlolved!

 

[bclapham]

Originally posted by RV6junkie
If it wasn't for bad luck, Travis wouldn't have any luck at all.

quite often you make your own luck, if he was driving fast enought to totally destroy his car in the way described, it sounds like this incident is Travis's own doing.

 

[Earthpilot]

Get well's to Travis and his friend. How about staying off the throttle
for a year and standing behind the mic for awhile?

 

[Erick82]

Travis seems like a good kid, but he is just a kid. Trust me new Corvettes are not for kids, My parents have a 2002 and they let me drive it whenever I want, but I am 27 and am suppose to act like a responsible adult, everytime I drive that car I catch my self going triple didgets. I can't drive it slow so I know no 19 year old kid especially Travis could handle that temptation.

Get well.

 

[steve125]

I'm sure Travis is more worried about his friend than himself right now. I know this accident makes alot of fans angry. But for now pray for these two! :(

 

[fuzzy]

Damn! Hope all ends up well there......

I'm sure Jonathan Beasely will ensure that this event get's announced prior to the opening cermonies at Budd's this weekend....

 

[shifting]

Before we comment on someones mistakes, try real hard to imagine the
choices you would have made at the age of 19. No responsibility's and all the money in the world. I KNOW that I wouldn't have survived. He should have been more careful because of his passanger but, youth, immaturity and lots of money, together, will lead to bad things. It's no ones fault but his own.
I sure hope TP and his passanger heal. :(


Erick82, think your parents would let me drive the Corvette?
:laugh:

 

[nikki]

More info here: :(

http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/detail.asp?id=817

Early this morning we learned that team Sobe/Suzuki rider Travis Pastrana was involved in a severe car accident. Details at this time are few and far between, however, we do know that Pastrana was the driver of a new Corvette and that he also had a passenger with him. The crash, which is said to have happened sometime around 12:30a.m., occurred near his hometown of Davidsonville, Maryland. Pastrana and the passenger had to be airlifted to a local hospital, and after talking with Travis’ father Robert, the news is not good. "Travis will undergo surgery on several of his fingers and his thumb on his left hand. The terrible news is that the passenger has been paralyzed, although at the moment I do not know who the person is. I guess it was a friend of a friend of Travis’, but that’s all I know." We have also learned that Travis suffered a head injury in the crash, but that the doctors have stopped the bleeding. We will keep you updated as we hear more information. For now, please pray for Travis and the passenger.

 

[nikki]

Another article :(

http://www.capitalonline.com/cgi-bin/read/2003/06_10-17/TOP

 

[TOTALL]

WOW, that sucks :( :(

 

[Kawidude]

That is absolutely terrible. I hope they both pull through without severe problems.

 

[ktmboy]

Maybe 'someone' is trying to tell Travis something?

 

[2smoke]

I'd like to lecture here......but even old 2smoke has crashed his share of cars....and driven stupidly as a younger man. I am thankful; I never injured anyone else...that would play way too much on my conscience. All I can say is the same I said about Pit Beirer.....my only hope is Travis and the other boy are only badly dented and not permanently broken.

 

[joy]

TRAVIS- OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU SWEET HEART. HEAL QUICKLY. YOU ARE MY CHILDRENS IDOL . KEEGEN-13 JAKE-9 "G" MONEY (GAVIN)-5 YOUR BIGGEST FANWE LOVE YOU.......

 

[MXSparx]

Most of his crashes seem to be on landing?
Prayers and best wishes to the both of them. Hope everyone and everything comes out ok.

 

[mx547]

Originally posted by 2smoke
....and driven stupidly as a younger man.

i still do sometimes and i'm 44! :scream:

apparently, he wasn't wearing a seatbelt either.

 

[490Dave]

A real tragedy, my thoughts and prayers to Travis and Scott, get Well soon guys!

 

[SirThumper]

:( enough said by all, can't add much. :(