Former LSU Star Jones Hurt In Car Accident
June 25th, 2010 01:49 PM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Tags: LSU
Former LSU safety Chad Jones was injured seriously in a single-car accident this morning in New Orleans.
According to WWL-TV Jones suffered “a fractured left leg and had arteries and nerves exposed” in the accident. Jones’ father confirmed that his son was alert when paramedics took him to a local emergency room.
Jones was drafted in the third round by the New York Giants in April.
Les Miles said via Twitter: “Just got news about Chad Jones’ car accident. We are praying for Chad and his family. Keep him in your prayers.”
The accident took place around 6:15am. Reports say it took emergency personnel 20 minutes to remove Jones from the car.
As of noon ET he was listed as being in “guarded condition.”
WWL reports that Jones lost control of his SUV and hit a telephone pole. Two others were also injured in the accident. The station has video of the mangled vehicle — and workers trying to free Jones from it — on its website.
It was little more than a year ago that former Tiger Demetrius Byrd was seriously injured in a Miami car wreck just before the NFL draft. Byrd recovered from his injuries and was a seventh-round pick of the Chargers. He has since been cut.
