Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site mhuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxl!jmd From: jmd@mhuxl.UUCP (Joseph M. Dakes) Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: Re: Pelle Lindbergh ( WHAT??? ) Message-ID: <312@mhuxl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 09:55:41 EST Article-I.D.: mhuxl.312 Posted: Tue Nov 12 09:55:41 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 08:02:33 EST References: <121@rruxo.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 28 > I can't believe what I just read in this morning's paper!! > Pelle Lindbergh, the goalie for the Flyers, has been declared > "brain dead". No this is not some sick joke. He apparently > was in a car accident in New Jersey and suffered severe brain > and spine injuries. It doesn't say when this happened, I assume > it was yesterday (Sunday). > > John O'B Sadly it is true. I'm sure everyone knows the story by now but here is the latest I heard on the Philly news last nite: Pelle is connected to a life support system. His fiancee, mother and father, who just flew in from Europe, are left to make the very difficult decision of removing Pelle from the life suprt system being that his chances of recovery are non-existent. The State Police report shows that Pelle's blood/alchohol content was a 0.24. The legal level is 0.10. Two friends of Pelle were also in his turbo-charged Porshe when he failed to negotiate a turn and wrecked into a concrete wall, both are in critical condition. Pelle will be sadly missed by us Flyer fans and all hockey fans in general, and not for just his excellent goaltending. What a shame. Joe Dakes AT&T Bell Laboratories Reading, PA mhuxl!jmd