Roethlisberger injured in motorcycle crash

[DennyMcLain]

Fucking genuis!

What IS that... a Hayabusa???

[DennyMcLain]

"...Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet. He has pointed out Pennsylvania's 35-year-old state law requiring helmets to be worn was amended to make helmets optional...."

#$@% Pennsylvania.

[JS]

Broken Jaw seems to be as bad as it gets. John Clayton sounded like he dodged a bullet and will be ready at the start of the season.

[DrRay11]

It would be great for Ben if all it is is a broken jaw and not career-ending leg issues. Just for the sake of him being a local product, I hope he's alright to play sometime again...

[Kstat]

He also lost almost all of this teeth....

[the wrath of diddy]

For his sake I hope he gets traded to a team like Indianapolis where nobody will notice that.

[Glenn]

No license.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2482306

Report: Roethlisberger didn't have motorcycle license

ESPN.com news services

Ben Roethlisberger might have been riding without a license to drive a motorcycle when he was involved in an accident Monday.
Pittsburgh television station KDKA reported Tuesday that police are checking whether the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback had a license.

Roethlisberger was riding this motorcycle when he collided with an automobile in Pittsburgh on Monday morning.

Sources told the TV station that Roethlisberger had a license to operate a car but has never had a Pennsylvania motorcycle license.
Roethlisberger had a learner's permit to operate a motorcycle that expired March 29 but had never taken the written and driving tests for a motorcycle license, a source told KDKA.

Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Tammy Ewin told the station that police would "have no comment on licensing issues" until after the accident investigation.

Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship, had surgery Monday after breaking his jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash.

Roethlisberger remained in serious but stable condition after seven hours of surgery, according to Dr. Daniel Pituch, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Mercy Hospital.

"He suffered multiple facial fractures," Pituch said. "All of the fractures were successfully repaired. His brain, spine, chest and abdomen appear to be without serious injury. And there are no other confirmed injuries at this time."

The doctors declined to release further information at the family's request.

ESPN.com's John Clayton confirmed that Roethlisberger also suffered a 9-inch laceration to the back of his head, has lost or chipped a number of teeth and has minor injuries to his knees from hitting the pavement.

Roethlisberger, 24, was not wearing 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.

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

Roethlisberger has pointed out a Pennsylvania state law requiring helmets was amended in September 2003 to make helmets optional.

[Fool]

Risking your soon to be mega-contract from pro football for some shits and giggles on a motorized bicycle and risking injury, paralysis, and even death, for the sake of not messing up your already poorly maintained hair style I can understand. But dude was riding without a licence? I mean shit, that fines like a couple hundy.

I suppose there's more than one reason the guy's an athlete and not a scholar.

[Unibomber]

Agreed with Fool. Count Big Ben in with the numerous dumbasses the NFL is producing lately.

The best thing he can possibly do is get his mug fixed, stop fucking riding motorcycles, and pour some $ into educating kids about the dangers of the road. Everyone will forgive him then.

Except fans of the Bengals, Browns, and Ravens.

[H1Man]

A look at Roethlisberger's injuries

Injuries sustained by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, according to Dr. Larry M. Jones, chief of trauma at Mercy Hospital:

• fractures to his upper and lower jaws
• mild concussion
• fractured nose
• fractured facial bones
• multiple head lacerations
• multiple abrasions and contusions
• lost two teeth
• chipped several teeth
• no evidence of major structural damage to knees
• CT scan of brain showed no injury

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5692430