Just walked past Dan Allen to Bragaw and they had EMS, police and fire trucks out there. Sounds like someone may have gotten hit in the crosswalk or something. Didn't look good. Anyone else on campus got any info?

[Edited on September 2, 2010 at 5:59 PM. Reason : tbdv]

9/2/2010 5:57:01 PM

the paramedics were attempting cpr for about 3 minutes straight....not a good sign

9/2/2010 5:58:01 PM

it wasn't me

9/2/2010 5:58:26 PM

how hard can you get hit by a car there? especially this time of day...

9/2/2010 5:59:47 PM

fenway=lion4russell?!?!!

9/2/2010 6:02:57 PM

naw bra

9/2/2010 6:04:49 PM

thats no good.

car going too fast + pedestrian walking out without looking?

9/2/2010 6:04:59 PM

= hilarity?

9/2/2010 6:07:52 PM

9/2/2010 6:08:07 PM

9/2/2010 6:08:46 PM

9/2/2010 6:09:28 PM

I heard sirens as I was crossing Dan Allen about 45 mins ago but didn't see anything.

9/2/2010 6:31:28 PM

Heard a kid passed out while running. It looked like people were writing down witness statements though.

9/2/2010 7:07:50 PM

I walked out of Withers Witherspoon before the paramedics got there. 2 guys were jogging and one passed out/fainted or something and dropped on the sidewalk. Not sure if he died but I saw he had a blue face and they were performing CPR for several minutes.

/TWW Action News

[Edited on September 2, 2010 at 7:42 PM. Reason : meant witherspoon]

9/2/2010 7:27:06 PM

where? is this near withers or on dan allen?

9/2/2010 7:29:10 PM

^^

wasn't even super hot this evening

[Edited on September 2, 2010 at 7:42 PM. Reason : .]

9/2/2010 7:42:08 PM

If he was running, who knows what heart problems he had. It happens to all sorts of athletes.

9/2/2010 7:48:22 PM

thats why i sit my ass down. no running for me

9/2/2010 7:50:13 PM

Quote :

" Man collapses in front of Witherspoon Student Center Around 5:30 p.m., while running down Dan Allen Drive, an 18-year-old man "collapsed and started convulsing" in front of Witherspoon Student Center, according to eyewitness accounts. Another man who was running responded first. Jon Smetana, with Campus Rec, along with the unnamed runner, began doing CPR. Smetana was playing cornhole by himself when he saw the man out of the corner of his eye. "He was kneeling over. It looked like he was resting," Smetana said. "It was like he couldn't support himself. He face planted and rolled down the hill." Smetana said the unnamed runner drug the man up the hill, so his body was half on the hill and half on the brick sidewalk. "It was literally seconds after he rolled down the hill when we reached him," Smetana said. "His face was already purple." Smetana said he, along with the unnamed runner, began doing CPR and continued until the rescue squad arrived. Cary Area EMS, Wake County EMS and Campus Police responded to the 911 call. According to Thomas Stafford, vice-chancellor for student affairs, University officials do not know if the man is a student. "One of the problems we face is making sure his emergency contacts are contacted and we can't do that. We need to identify him," Stafford said. Officials redirected traffic around the incident. Dan Allen Drive was closed between Thurman Drive and Cates Avenue. The patient was taken to Rex Hospital. Campus Police haven't released a statement at this time."

http://www.technicianonline.com/news/man-collapses-in-front-of-witherspoon-student-center-1.2318373?pagereq=1

9/2/2010 7:51:19 PM

From around 5:37pm:

Quote :

"Incident: FCODE : Map: 062P Address: DAN ALLEN DR / CATES AVE Location: Apt: Cross: Units: RFE5, Talk Group: T19 City: ST Comments: **CODE BLUE** PT IS OUTSIDE PRIMARY UNIT CHANGED TO: RF/RFE5"

Right now listening to Raleigh PD, Wake SO and SHP search for a jump and run suspect on South Saunders near I440.

9/2/2010 7:53:42 PM

how do they know he's 18 if they don't know who he is?

9/2/2010 7:59:57 PM

Quote :

"Smetana was playing cornhole by himself "

9/2/2010 8:08:05 PM

Quote :

" UPDATE: The man was taken to Rex Hospital. Campus Police are not able to identify the man or confirm whether he is a student at N.C. State. According to Lieutenant Moody, the subject is still alive."

also, lol @ cornhole

9/2/2010 10:01:58 PM

Dang. I was leaving the gym right around that time. I didn't see anything but heard sirens a few minutes later.

9/2/2010 11:30:27 PM

Quote :

"how do they know he's 18 if they don't know who he is?"

They chopped one of his legs off and counted the rings.

9/3/2010 12:28:19 AM

haha i know this guy (smetana)

9/3/2010 12:47:07 AM

who plays cornhole by themselves? seriously?

9/3/2010 12:51:13 AM

also, lol @ cornhole...by himself

i think it was staged, someone just wanted to look like a hero

9/3/2010 1:52:19 AM

Quote :

"Smetana was playing cornhole by himself"

LOL!

9/3/2010 1:58:48 AM

Quote :

"Smetana was playing cornhole by himself"

9/3/2010 7:48:45 AM

Quote :

"was playing cornhole by himself "

who plays cornhole by themself??

9/3/2010 8:28:57 AM

Smetana does

9/3/2010 8:37:01 AM

Quote :

"By himself, Smetana was playing cornhole"

9/3/2010 8:49:03 AM

Playing cornhole and giving CPR...that's Czech Pulmonary Resuscitation.

9/3/2010 9:09:06 AM

I bet Smetana thought he was going to pwn at the Labor Day cornhole tourny this weekend.

9/3/2010 9:59:06 AM

Kid's been identified. I sorta know him. As of early this morning, he was still in intensive care



[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 10:43 AM. Reason : i'm not gonna be the one to put his name up after all]

9/3/2010 10:40:45 AM

http://www.technicianonline.com/news/update-collapsed-jogger-identified-1.2318876

9/3/2010 10:51:02 AM

Unnamed Runner

9/3/2010 11:35:14 AM

one of our neighbors plays cornhole by himself--his wife watches sometimes

9/3/2010 12:56:14 PM

Quote :

"one of our neighbors plays cornhole by himself--his wife watches sometimes"

and his dog runs to get the beanbags

9/3/2010 1:13:08 PM

Quote :

" Jude Jackson, a freshman in psychology, did not see the runner collapse, but he said he heard about it from everyone else. “I just hear what everyone is saying,” Jackson said. “I hope he’s alright.” "

Crucial info from the Technician article.

9/3/2010 1:38:59 PM

hahaha, worthless reporting.

9/3/2010 1:40:52 PM

Not sure if anyone followed up on this but they found out who he was and he's in bad shape:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/spencershell/

9/9/2010 6:04:46 PM

Damn, that sucks.

9/9/2010 6:24:47 PM

poor kid

9/9/2010 6:32:36 PM

from FB...

Quote :

"The breathing tube is out, he is talking, still confused, doesn't remember yesterday, when he saw his camera and new camera case he asked if we'd taken any videos of him in hi def! Go figure.......friends, didn't we take the camera out of hi def mode due to a full memory card???? lol. Praise God!"

9/9/2010 6:37:23 PM

The Caring Bridge site seems to contradict that and Caring Bridge is typically maintained by the family.

9/9/2010 7:43:53 PM

^That was posted by his family on his FB page at 11AM today

9/9/2010 8:00:03 PM

Gotcha. The last CaringBridge post was at 1 am.
If so, then that's fantastic!

9/9/2010 8:04:31 PM

set em up

9/9/2010 8:05:53 PM