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Topic: Sen. Glenn, wife Annie, hurt in 2-car crash
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-05-2006 07:13 AM
   
From The Columbus Dispatch: quote:
Former senator and astronaut John Glenn and his wife, Annie, were slightly injured in a traffic accident near Easton Town Center last night.The crash happened at 11:14 p.m. on Morse Road near the ramp to I-270, Columbus police said. Medics took the Glenns to Grant Medical Center, after Mrs. Glenn, 86, reported back pain and Sen. Glenn, 85, complained of chest pains. Both were being evaluated in the emergency room and were "extremely stable," the nursing supervisor said early this morning.
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KC Stoever
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From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 08-05-2006 11:10 AM
Thanks for linking the story, Robert. Sounds like the Glenns were kept at the hospital overnight, probably not because of their (slight) injuries but because of their age. |
Moonpaws
Member Posts: 685
From: Lee's summit, MO
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 08-05-2006 08:46 PM
Godspeed your recovery. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-06-2006 02:05 AM
An update from the Associated Press: quote:
Glenn, 85, and his wife, Annie, 86, were in fair condition Saturday afternoon at Grant Medical Center, nursing supervisor Louis Tejada said. They were expected to be released Sunday after a few final tests, said Dale Butland, a friend of the couple who formerly worked for Glenn.
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fabfivefreddy
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From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 08-06-2006 01:03 PM
Glad to hear the good news.
Glenn is a great American hero and we would love to see him around for a long time! -Tahir |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-06-2006 06:43 PM
Update from the Associated Press: quote:
Former senator and astronaut John Glenn and his wife, Annie, were discharged Sunday from a hospital where they had been recovering from what he called a "very serious" car accident."I do not recommend you go test your air bags the way we did the other night," Glenn said. Neither Glenn nor his wife was seriously injured, said Dr. Paul Beery. Beery said the former senator suffered a minor fracture in his sternum.
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KC Stoever
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From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 08-06-2006 07:51 PM
I didn't click through to read the entire AP story, but did catch on a CNN news crawl that the estimable and much-loved Sen. Glenn was given a ticket for failure to yield. Can also tell you from experience that these old aviator-type drivers are, ahem, stubborn about their god-like driving abilities and prerogatives. I am SO glad that everyone is OK. Though a cracked sternum is supposed to be mighty painful. |
fabfivefreddy
Member Posts: 1067
From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 08-06-2006 10:02 PM
Don't forget that getting a ticket is different from being convicted of a driving infraction. I would like to think he is innocent until proven guilty or pleads in some way. Either way, older people can drive safely and we don't have all the facts in this case. -Tahir |
KC Stoever
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From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 08-06-2006 10:42 PM
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Originally posted by fabfivefreddy:
Don't forget that getting a ticket is different from being convicted of a driving infraction. . . .
Well, yes. Precisely my point. If you're going to have a traffic accident, have one like Senator Glenn's, take responsibility, if it's yours, and suffer it to be reported promptly and transparently by Ohio newspapers. |
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