[OT] 3 Yalies killed, 5 more injuried on I95 (including several athletes)

At 5am this morning an SUV carrying 8 Yale undergrads was crushed when a generator fell off a semi following a collision involving 3 semis and the SUV on I95 in Bridgeport.

The names of the students killed have not been released. Survivors include several varsity athletes:

Eric Wenzel '03 - critical condition (Running back / lacrosse goalie)
Nicholas Grass '05 - critical condition, still undergoing surgery (Pitcher)
Zachery Bradley '05 - under evaluation
Cameron Fine '06 - under observation (offensive lineman)
Brett Smith '06 - serious condition

I don't know what else to say.

[www.yaledailynews.com]

-john


Edit:

The students killed were:
Sean Fenton '04, of Newport Beach, Calif., (offensive lineman)
Andrew Dwyer '05, of Hobe Sound, Fla.,
Kyle Burnat '05, of Atlanta, Ga (pitcher)


Edit #2:
Nicholas Grass '05, of Holyoke, Mass. died during surgery this afternoon.

Fuck this is a crummy way to start the weekend.

Sh^%!!

What a tragedy.

I95 between New York and New Haven is simply the worst--especially in slippery weather. I don't miss it one bit.

somewhat good news in the midst of the tragedy, apparently the report of Grass' death was incorrect:

"An e-mail Yale College Dean Richard Brodhead sent to students at 4:20 p.m. mistakenly stated that Grass died of injuries sustained in the crash, Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky said."

ESPN is reporting all 6 survivors were athletes. The Yale Daily News says they were coming home from a DKE event in NYC.

[espn.go.com]

Their condition, according to police:

-- Eric Wenzel, a senior halfback on the football team and a lacrosse goaltender, is in critical condition. He was the lacrosse team's most valuable player.

-- Brett Smith, a freshman quarterback, has serious injuries.

-- Nicholas Grass, a sophmore right-handed pitcher, has serious injuries.

-- Cameron Fine, a freshman offensive lineman, suffered minor non-threatening injuries and was in satisfactory condition.

-- Zach Bradley, a sophomore infielder, suffered a broken left arm and a broken jaw.

-- Christopher W. Gary, 18, a freshman linebacker, suffered non-life threatening injuries.