Jun 12 2006
Roethlisberger Accident
Big Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers apparently rode to practice this morning on a motorcycle without a helmet; once again proving that professional athletes are invincible. Roethlisberger attempted flight as his motorcycle struck a car and he was propelled into the windshield of the car.
This is what ESPN has to say:
Witnesses told authorities that Roethlisberger’s motorcycle collided with a car near a downtown intersection and that Roethlisberger’s head hit the windshield and was bleeding.
And
In the wake of a motorcycle accident sustained by Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow last spring, Roethlisberger spoke about his own fixation with motorcycles and his penchant for riding without a helmet.
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.”
In May 2005, Steelers coach Bill Cowher lectured Roethlisberger on the dangers of riding without a helmet.
When will athletes learn?
