Pittsburgh. I don;t know how serious it is but I received a email from my local NBC station about the story

oh wow, I hope he ain't hurt bad. If he is I will be hearing from my Uncle in Pittsburgh tonight.

PITTSBURGH - Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle crash Monday morning and taken to a hospital.

"He was alert and conscious," said Ernie Roman, shift commander for the Allegheny County emergency service.
Steelers Dave Lockett, outside Mercy Hospital, confirmed the accident but did not provide additional details.
The 24-year-old Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet when riding his motorcycle.
Calls to Roethlisberger's agent, Leigh Steinberg, were not immediately returned.
In only his second year in the NFL, Roethlisberger helped guide the Steelers to the Super Bowl championship last season.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060612/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_roethlisberger_2

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Two things, I have been two Mercy Hospital twice. Second he should wear a helmet

oh wow, I hope he ain't hurt bad. If he is I will be hearing from my Uncle in Pittsburgh tonight.


Well found out the Injuries are not life threatening, what a relief. Damm i just heard him on the radio this morning before I went to work

Well found out the Injuries are not life threatening, what a relief. Damm i just heard him on the radio this morning before I went to work

hmm, that is kind of strange you heard him on the radio. Kind of spooky.

hmm, that is kind of strange you heard him on the radio. Kind of spooky.


Yeah he was being interviewed by a Philly sports station around 8am this morning and I couldn;t listen to the entire interview because I was running late

Terry Bradshaw told him to finish his career first then ride motorcycles, he told Terry to mind his own buisiness, .. wonder if he will reconsider now.

Just because he doesn't have life threatening injuries, doesn't mean it is not serious. Depending on what he hurt, head, back, legs, arms etc. His career might still be in jeopardy aka Kellen Winslow Jr.

Just because he doesn't have life threatening injuries, doesn't mean it is not serious. Depending on what he hurt, head, back, legs, arms etc. His career might still be in jeopardy aka Kellen Winslow Jr.I heard on the local news he is in surgery, in serious but stable condition. He has a broken jaw and some of his teeth were knocked out, that's all they are releasing right now.

I don't know why anyone would be so reckless especially when they're making that much money. I don't know why anyone would ride a motorcycle without a helmet. The police check people left and right down here for seatbelts but I see people ride without helmets and it's perfectly legal. I hope he's okay. I suppose when you're young you think nothing bad can ever happen to you.

I heard on the local news he is in surgery, in serious but stable condition. He has a broken jaw and some of his teeth were knocked out, that's all they are releasing right now.


Well, I hope it is not too serious, but I heard he went head first into a car's windshield. That can't be good.

Well, I hope it is not too serious, but I heard he went head first into a car's windshield. That can't be good.He did, the news showed the car and you can see the indent in the windshield.

His injuries were a broken jaw, broken nose, 9 inch laceration to the back of head, lost some teeth, and minor injuries to his knees

His injuries were a broken jaw, broken nose, 9 inch laceration to the back of head, lost some teeth, and minor injuries to his knees

His back has definitely got to be f'd up. There is no way you go through a windshield and not get messed up.

The Youngstown news is saying his knees hit the pavement too. That can't be good. Plus the other things, loss of teeth, broken jaw, etc.

I guess Bradshaw was right. Maybe he'll smarten up now. I can just remember his cocky mouth on the TV after Winslow's wreck.

CBS/AP) Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, broke his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash Monday in which he was not wearing a helmet.

Roethlisberger was in serious but stable condition, Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma at Mercy Hospital said before surgery.

The player's agent, Leigh Steinberg, described the injuries to The Associated Press and said he did not know if there was further damage.

"He was talking to me before he left for the operating room," Jones said. "He's coherent. He's making sense. He knows what happened. He knows where he is. From that standpoint, he's very stable."

Roethlisberger's mother, Brenda, was crying as she arrived at the hospital.

Steelers president Art Rooney II said the team was "encouraged by the early reports from the medical team" at the hospital. "I am sure Ben knows that we are praying for his complete recovery."

The 24-year-old Roethlisberger was without a helmet, police said. He has said he likes to ride without one, a habit that once prompted a lecture from Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher.

CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports Steelers Hall-of-Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw also lectured Roethlisberger.

"Do you not care about your organization, your teammates and your fans?" Bradshaw asked in 2005. "Those things are dangerous."

Roethlisberger was on his black 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa — the company calls it the world's fastest bike for legal street riding — and heading toward an intersection on the edge of downtown. A silver Chrysler New Yorker traveling in the opposite direction took a left turn and collided with the motorcycle, and Roethlisberger was thrown, police said.

The other car was driven by a 62-year-old woman, police said. They didn't immediately release her name and no charges were filed.

Witness Sandra Ford was waiting at a bus stop when she said she saw the motorcycle approach. Seconds later, she said she heard a crash, saw the motorcyclist in the air and ran toward the crash scene.

"He wasn't moving and I was afraid that he had died. ... He wasn't really speaking. He seemed dazed but he was resisting the effort to make him stay down," said Ford, who didn't realize the motorcyclist was Roethlisberger.

Police spokesman Lt. Kevin Kraus said police and homicide units were leading the investigation, a standard practice when there is an accident with critical injuries.

In only his second year in the NFL, Roethlisberger helped guide the Steelers to the Super Bowl title in February at age 23. Training camp for next season begins at the end of July.

Several teammates, including backup quarterback Charlie Batch, linebacker Joey Porter and safety Mike Logan, arrived at the emergency room.

Some fans also gathered at the hospital, including Juanita Clark, who sells Steelers paraphernalia.

"I just feel like he's a family member," said her daughter, Loretta Clark.

Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet when riding his motorcycle. He has pointed out Pennsylvania's state law requiring helmets to be worn was repealed in September 2003.

In May 2005, Cowher warned him about safe riding after Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was injured in a motorcycle accident. Winslow tore knee ligaments and was lost for the season.

"He talked about being a risk-taker and I'm not really a risk-taker. I'm pretty conservative and laid back, but the big thing is to just be careful," Roethlisberger said at the time. "I'll just continue to be careful. I told him we don't ever ride alone, we always ride in a group of people, and I think it makes it even more safe."

Roethlisberger continued to ride after Winslow's accident and that angered Terry Bradshaw, who quarterbacked the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories during the 1970s.

Visiting the Steelers' training camp last summer, Bradshaw remarked: "Ride it when you retire."
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Wow. I'm glad it didn't end up a lot worse, which could have easily been the case. If he doesn't start wearing a helmet from now on, he's crazy.

Now they are reporting that he didn't even have a motorcycle license.

Ben is a dumb ass. He should've been wearing a helmet and he should've had a motorcycle license. He's very lucky he didn't die because his accident was very serious. These dumb ass athletes be killing me buying motorcycles and then they don't wear helmets. Remember Jason Williams who played for Duke University and Chicago Bulls? Ever since he had that motorcycle accident, he hasn't played in the NBA since LOL. Kellen Winslow who plays for the Cleveland Browns also had a motorcycle accident last year and he missed all of last season because of the accident. I don't think he was wearing a helmet either.