Thread: Charlie Davies injured in car wreck

wow, curious to find out what the cause was. Really sucks for him he likely isn't going to be there for the 2010 World Cup.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...sec=us&cc=5901

U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies had several broken bones and a lacerated bladder after a one-vehicle accident Tuesday in which another person was killed.

Davies underwent several hours of surgery at Washington Hospital Center Medstar, where he was listed in serious but stable condition. The injuries make it unlikely Davis will play in next year's World Cup.

The tibia and femur in Davies' right leg were broken. He also sustained facial fractures and a fracture in his left elbow in the accident, which took place at about 3:15 a.m. in the suburbs of the nation's capital.

Davies will be hospitalized for at least a week and additional operations will be required to stabilize his broken elbow and possibly the facial fractures.

"Injuries of this nature usually require a recovery period of six to 12 months and extensive rehabilitation," said Dr. Dan Kalbac, a U.S. team doctor who collaborated with the doctors at the hospital. "Due to Charlie's fitness level, his prognosis for recovery and his ability to resume high-level competition is substantially improved."

The accident occurred in the southbound lanes of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Virginia and claimed the life of Ashley J. Roberta, 22, of Phoenix, Md., according to U.S. Park Police Sgt. David Schlosser.

There were three people in the vehicle, and Davies and Roberta were passengers. Schlosser didn't identify the driver, who was also taken to Washington Hospital Center Medstar. The cause of the accident remained under investigation.

"The car was pretty much split in half," Schlosser said, according to The Washington Post.

Davies was airlifted to the hospital after the accident, where a team of doctors first repaired the ruptured bladder and then inserted titanium rods in both broken leg bones. A statement released by USSF said the procedure was performed "with no complications."

Who's Charlie Davies?

Seriously, I doubt this affects the chances of the U.S., as if there were any chance.

Sucks for him though, he was credited with the assist on the game tying goal against Honduras.

Originally Posted by K0nTANK3Rous

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Who's Charlie Davies?

Seriously, I doubt this affects the chances of the U.S., as if there were any chance.

way to have faith...

He's not only the most talked about up and coming striker for the US.

That's like saying "the most talked about up and coming hockey player for Angola".

Originally Posted by K0nTANK3Rous

whatever...ye of little faith. US Soccer has come a loooooong way from even when we hosted the WC and I'm a European mutt...

Actually it's regressed a bit. The U.S. made the quarters of the World Cup in '94 I believe. Since then it hasn't reached that high again.

I honestly believe that if the U.S. took soccer as seriously as it does the other 3 sports (football, baseball, basketball), the U.S. could field a side that could compete with any country.

Yeah but who would take soccer seriously?