Posted on 02/10/2006 5:59:45 PM PST by Minus_The_Bear
Just saw a local news break-in stating that OK. State Basketball coach Eddie Sutton was involved in a car accident.
So a UK booster finally got to the brake line, eh?
Plane crash a few years back and now this: This team has been hit by much. Hope all goes well.
That poor man needs to stay off the sauce.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2326408
I hope he'll be OK! No pun intended. He was hospitalized.
And I say the same about you, Bluecat. You need to stay off the sauce.
I hope Eddie is OK.........was friends with his son during my days at UK and he was always a nice guy.
That being said..........LOL to your brake line pun.
NBCSports.com news services
Updated: 9:22 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2006
Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton was reportedly involved in a car accident on Friday, one day before his team is scheduled to play at Texas A&M.
Cowboys athletic director Mike Holder told the Tulsa World that Sutton's injuries weren't serious. Holder said that Sutton, 69, had been hospitalized in Stillwater.
Sutton sustained "lacerations on his face," Holder told the paper. "It's nothing life-threatening. He'll have a CAT scan to make sure everything is okay."
Sutton suffered a head injury, according to police, who arrived at the accident scene about 5:45 p.m.
He was listed in good condition, said Shyla Eggers, a spokeswoman for the hospital.
According to a police report, Sutton was traveling north on Washington street in a sport utility vehicle when he traveled left of the centerline, corrected and then struck another SUV from behind as he was traveling about 60 mph.
Sutton's vehicle continued traveling north for a short distance, then left the roadway and struck a tree, Stillwater police reported.
The occupant of the other SUV sustained minor injuries and was released, officers said.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing and will be forwarded to the Payne County District Attorney's office, police said.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=61170
Fortunately, he appears to be OK. His afro must've cushioned the blow.
Sounds like it might have been cell-phone related. Weaving across the center line and then rear-ending an SUV at 60 mph doesn't sound like his full attention was on the roadway. But the cops are negligent if they don't check his blood alcohol levels after a wreck like that.
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