Pickett Crash Victim: We are not OK.

[BlueBrewer]

I'm sure that Pickett was driving an Escalade or a Hummer or something huge, because he is huge. I don't think that it would take much to mess up a dodge spirit, that thing was smaller that the Neon. I could probably lift the back end myself. I imagine you would need a shoe horn and a tub of crisco to get the three people in the car in the first place.

[Willard]

I think some of the initial comments regarding the accident downplayed the seriousness of the accident which is why we fans are somewhat taken by surprise.

Exerpts from the July 29 article:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=477922

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Packers coach Mike McCarthy did not elaborate on Pickett's injuries but said he thought they weren't serious and Pickett wouldn't be sidelined very long.

"Ryan Pickett was in a car accident and just was being looked at by our doctors," McCarthy said. "I think everything's going to be OK. That's where we're at. Minor injuries, as far as I know."
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According to the report, four people in the other vehicle were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Pickett was included among the injured in the accident report but was not taken to the hospital.

Inquiries to several local hospitals seeking the condition of the victims yielded no information.
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Sounds like the crack reporters finally got the info 3 days later (when the lady called them for an interview?).

My guess is if the extent of the injuries was understood by the players there would be less joking around in the locker room about the accident (at least in front of the reporters).

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm not going to hang the guy for being a bad driver or being a bad driver at that moment. At least, he wasn't going Eddie Griffin on the bit. I bet a lot of us have been at fault in an accident. A lot more than would care to admit. Hopefully, Pickett man ups and admits he was at fault.

"I’m very aware of what the people around here are going to say. I know this whole thing is about to get very interesting. We’re the little people involved in all of this, but after the accident all anyone seemed to care about is that (Pickett) is OK. We want people to know that there were people who were severely hurt in that accident."

I thought this statement was silly. Sounds like somebody with an axe to grind. Oh well! I'm sure it will work out. Since when did every accident result in the victims getting a large cash settlement?

[packiowa]

Does anyone else wonder about the total discussion between the reporter and the victim. The quotes are very, very telling.

List of injuries to all victims
His fault, I've got witnesses
He hasn't called
We can't earn money now
Nobody does or will care for my interests over a Packer
The damage was terrible.

Now, did the woman say nothing else or did the reporter just make her come across as such? I'm guessing the latter.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Now, did the woman say nothing else or did the reporter just make her come across as such? I'm guessing the latter.

I'm guessing you are right. Other stuff wouldn't have been a good read and probably wouldn't have fit on the newspaper page.

[Tony Oday]

best way to handle this would have been keep it out of the public eye and handle it with Pickett, insurance and the packers.

Insurance will have this in court for WELL over 2 years. I bet the P&I firms are salivating over this one.

[BallHawk]

They're milking it for all it's worth. They see they crashed into a player with millions of dollars and think "Man we can make a lot of money off this." If the speed limit there is 35, then she isn't going to have 4 to 6 months of recovery time. Unless.....she was going over the speed limit. As much as I don't mean to be a prick, they're blowing this up as big as it can go. Ok, I'm starting to sound like Ann Coulter, I'll stop now.

[Tony Oday]

Its funny because they will not get a lot of money at all. Pain and Suffering get you precisely dick in the court of law. In WI you guys have medpay so most of the money they do get will be sent to that. Out of the 4 people they will prolly get 10k per person after all is said and done.

[ND72]

i'll take 10k....but not at the expense of breaking my legs.

[Patler]

Posted August 1, 2006

Pickett crash victim: We’re not OK

By Dylan B. Tomlinson
Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers


Young said she has received no indication that Pickett or any member of his family has tried to contact any of the accident victims to find out how they’re doing.

“I haven’t talked to anybody and nobody has told me that he’s tried to call any of us.” Young said.

Interesting, because I have an AP article from a Monday morning, July 31 article in front of me that states:

"Pickett said he and his wife, Jennifer, tried Sunday to check on the condition of the riders in the other car."

Of course, the hospital probably would not release any information to him anyway. When an attorney becomes involved they generally advise against any personal contact. I feel reasonably sure the Packers would have advised Pickett to legal advice.

[ND72]

my guess would be that too, that the packers told Pickett to talk with his attorney....my other guess is that hospital room is sponsored by the Green Bay Packers...

[Patler]

Posted August 1, 2006

Pickett crash victim: We’re not OK

By Dylan B. Tomlinson
Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers

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According to Young, Freeman fractured his skull and passed out after the accident.
“They took him with my daughter to St. Mary’s, but after the doctors saw that there was blood in his head, they brought him over (to St. Vincent’s) and had him in (intensive care),” Pam Young said. “Right after the accident they were the most concerned about him because of the head injury.”
Young said Peterson tore ligaments in his shoulder, had a concussion and had to have stitches.

Pam Young is the only accident victim still in the hospital.

Dylan B. Tomlinson covers the Green Bay Packers for the Post-Crescent of Appleton.

I have to wonder how much the writer is attempting to sensationalize this as well. Has he taken the victims comments out of context to make a story that's compelling? We can't be sure, but if you assembly the information for at least one of the victims, some things don't seem to add up to an uninformed individual such as myself:

-a fractured skull
-passed out
-cranial bleeding
-intensive care
-but not in the hospital two days later???

I'm not a doctor either, but that strikes me as an odd combination of "facts".

[Rastak]

I'm not going to hang the guy for being a bad driver or being a bad driver at that moment.

Hey, I agree, I'm not for hanging the guy, it was an accident. But if he was at fault people got hurt there may be some liability. I don't think is a big story at all. Maybe he forgot to look or thought he had....not a big deal.

[BallHawk]

I would bet $50 that the other driver was going over the speed limit.

[Patler]

I'm not going to hang the guy for being a bad driver or being a bad driver at that moment.

Hey, I agree, I'm not for hanging the guy, it was an accident. But if he was at fault people got hurt there may be some liability. I don't think is a big story at all. Maybe he forgot to look or thought he had....not a big deal.

Yup, that's why most of us carry insurance. We can all encounter liability for something we did not intend, i.e. an accident. Doesn't make us bad people, just maybe careless or distracted for a split second at the wrong time.