KARE 11: U of M student struck by taxi following game

[BleedGopher]

per KARE 11:

A University of Minnesota student suffered serious head injuries when he was struck by a taxi late Thursday.

Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder says the incident happened around 11:15 p.m., just as the Gophers football game at TCF Stadium was ending.

Elder tells KARE 11 the student darted into the street at 12th Avenue and 4th Street and was struck by the cab, whose driver stopped and cooperated with police.

http://www.kare11.com/story/news/2015/09/04/u-of-m-student-struck-by-taxi-following-game/71691596/

 

[BleedGopher]

per Fox 9:

A University of Minnesota student is in serious condition Friday after getting hit by a taxi following Thursday night's Gopher football game. The crash happened at about 11:15 p.m. near the intersection of 4th Street SE and 12th Avenue SE.

Teddy O’Reilly, 22, of Chanhassen, Minn. was walking in the Dinkytown neighborhood when authorities believe he stepped out into traffic on 4th Street SE. The cab struck him while he was crossing the third lane of traffic.

O'Reilly suffered a skull fracture, bleeding on the brain and several broken bones, according to his CaringBridge page. He is currently under sedation and unable to speak at Hennepin County Medical Center.

http://www.fox9.com/news/16283119-story

 

[RailBaronYarr]

This is terrible. I'm sorry to be a buzzkill, but the first article describing O'Reilly as having darted out doesn't jive with the video story on Fox9 which states he made it across 2 of the 3 lanes before being hit. This in one of the most heavily-trafficked pedestrian areas in the state, right after a football game let out and thousands of people are out and about, in a legal (if unmarked) crosswalk. Anyone who's walked this area knows it's a damn speedway, and in this case the victim was hit hard enough to go flying.

Send thoughts to this kid and his family that he pulls through. And please, drive slowly and cautiously around campus after football games.