Spring Break
Crash injures 2 students, totals 3 boats
Laura Bryant
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Front Page
While traveling to the John Hunter Memorial Regatta April 4 in Oak Ridge, Tenn., two members of Miami University's club crew team overturned a truck on a guardrail in Mt. Vernon, Ky.
According to team President Meghan Montana, the driver sustained head injuries and a concussion, along with a few cuts and scratches. The passenger suffered from a concussion, as well as a fractured right elbow and a sprained right ankle.
However Montana said that no one else was injured.
The truck was hauling the team's equipment for the weekend's races on an 80-foot trailer. The trailer was carrying five boats and all five were thrown off of the trailer along with other equipment such as the team's oars.
The team is awaiting the police report to find out exactly what happened but Montana, who traveled to the accident, said weather was probably a big factor since it had been raining heavily while the two members had been driving. Montana said she thinks the truck lost control, hydroplaned and overturned on the guardrail.
The two passengers are both juniors at Miami and varsity team members.
"They were able to walk away and were very fortunate," Montana said. "That is more important because no one else was injured."
Director of Club Sports and Staff Training, Michael Arnos, said he is thankful no one was hurt too greatly.
"Any time there is a crash of this magnitude it is something that our department takes very seriously," Arnos said via e-mail. "First and foremost we are concerned about the injured students and their well-being. The damaged equipment can be replaced."
The driver and passenger were released from a local hospital the same day and brought back to campus by a Miami police officer, according to Montana.
However, Montana said that only two of the five boats could potentially be repaired. The other three were totaled. According to Montana, the three boats that were destroyed were bigger and typically seat eight people in a race, making them more expensive, while the two boats that might be repaired only seat four members.
According to team President Meghan Montana, the driver sustained head injuries and a concussion, along with a few cuts and scratches. The passenger suffered from a concussion, as well as a fractured right elbow and a sprained right ankle.
However Montana said that no one else was injured.
The truck was hauling the team's equipment for the weekend's races on an 80-foot trailer. The trailer was carrying five boats and all five were thrown off of the trailer along with other equipment such as the team's oars.
The team is awaiting the police report to find out exactly what happened but Montana, who traveled to the accident, said weather was probably a big factor since it had been raining heavily while the two members had been driving. Montana said she thinks the truck lost control, hydroplaned and overturned on the guardrail.
The two passengers are both juniors at Miami and varsity team members.
"They were able to walk away and were very fortunate," Montana said. "That is more important because no one else was injured."
Director of Club Sports and Staff Training, Michael Arnos, said he is thankful no one was hurt too greatly.
"Any time there is a crash of this magnitude it is something that our department takes very seriously," Arnos said via e-mail. "First and foremost we are concerned about the injured students and their well-being. The damaged equipment can be replaced."
The driver and passenger were released from a local hospital the same day and brought back to campus by a Miami police officer, according to Montana.
However, Montana said that only two of the five boats could potentially be repaired. The other three were totaled. According to Montana, the three boats that were destroyed were bigger and typically seat eight people in a race, making them more expensive, while the two boats that might be repaired only seat four members.
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Elizabeth Phillips
posted 4/08/08 @ 10:44 AM EST
I am so sad to hear about the accident! I am glad to hear the driver and navigator are OK, and out of the hospital. Good luck replacing the boats. I am contactable via facebook, and please let me know how to contribute. (Continued…)
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