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# Jerry Nadeau Richmond Accident - last update 5-13-2003 and an article link added:
# Nadeau wrecks in practice - Critically Injured UPDATES: #01-Jerry Nadeau wrecked during the 2nd afternoon practice, backing into the wall and hitting hard with the drivers side. Nadeau was airlifted to Medical College of Virginia. NASCAR has said the doctor reported there is a chance Nadeau has a serious injury. The team is preparing a backup car and supposedly Jason Keller will practice the car in Happy Hour.(FX's coverage of Happy Hour)
past updates that were here, a message from Nadeau's family, and an address send get-well wishes, can be found on my #01 Team News and Links page
UPDATE 5-8 2:30pm/et: Jerry Nadeau was upgraded to fair condition Thursday by doctors at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. He was previously listed as serious, but stable. Nadeau has been moved out of the intensive care unit into a private room. Doctors say his vital signs are normal and he continues to show improvement. Nadeau suffered head, lung and rib injures in an accident during practice last Friday at Richmond International Raceway.(US Army Racing PR)(5-8-2003)
GREAT ARTICLE - from the News-Times: Just days ago, Pauline Nadeau held her son’s hand and waited for the only sign that mattered. A second later — as long as it took Jerry Nadeau to crash May 2 at Richmond International Raceway — the Winston Cup driver from Danbury squeezed his mother’s hand. Pauline Nadeau didn’t plan to spend this Mother’s Day at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. But after feeling Jerry’s hand inside her own last week, she wouldn’t have it any other way. Pauline Nadeau had her son back. See the full story at: Pauline Nadeau stands close by her injured son by Brian Coonz.(5-12-2003)
UPDATE 5-12 6:00pm/et: Fox Sports Net's Totally NASCAR reports that Nadeau is still listed in fair condition.(5-12-2003)
UPDATE 5-13 1:00am/et: A team spokesman for Jerry Nadeau said the Winston Cup driver remained in fair condition yesterday in a private room at Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia Hospitals. Nadeau is recovering from unspecified head, rib and lung injuries sustained in a May 2 crash during practice at Richmond International Raceway. It's uncertain how long the 32-year-old, who was listed in critical condition for three days after the wreck, will remain in Richmond.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(5-13-2003)
UPDATE 5-13 9:00am/et: NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau remains in fair condition at the Medical College of Virginia, 11 days after sustaining severe injuries during a May 2 crash at Richmond International Raceway. He was in critical condition for several days, then upgraded to serious but stable last week and upgraded to fair late last week. He's been in a private room for a week, but there's no indication when he'll be moved closer to his home near Charlotte. A friend who recently visited MCV said the 32-year-old driver is being well cared for and is responding to external stimuli. He occasionally opens his eyes for a brief time, but has not regained consciousness.(Daily Press) AND As part of today's NASCAR Winston Cup teleconference, Jay Frye, general manager of MB2/MBV Motorsports, will give a medical update and answer questions about U.S. Army driver Jerry Nadeau. Frye is scheduled to be on at approximately 11:30am/et.(PR)(5-13-2003)
UPDATE 5-13 4:30pm/et: Jerry Nadeau remains in fair condition but has yet to respond verbally as he continues to recover from head, rib and lung injuries suffered in a May 2 wreck during practice at Richmond. "Jerry is currently semi-conscious and has not yet been able to communicate verbally. He is responsive and is able to process information," said Jay Frye, general manager of MB2 Motorsports, which owns Nadeau's #01 U.S.Army Pontiacs. Frye said the responses from Nadeau are more in line with "hand squeezes and facial expressions." In addition to his other injuries, Frye said Nadeau also had a fractured left shoulder blade. Frye said Nadeau, 32, would soon begin a rehabilitation program, first at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center where he is now, and then later to a location in North Carolina. "The doctors are very encouraged by where he is today. His recovery is ongoing and it appears he is on course," Frye said. "When I've seen him the last four, five times, he looks good. He looks like Jerry. There is some frustration because you would like to have him respond to you. He is, but just not verbally." Frye said Nadeau was no longer being sedated and doctors describe Nadeau as being in "a transitional stage of regaining consciousness." Frye did not elaborate on Nadeau's head injury, which he said doctors described as "moderate to severe." Frye said Nadeau's family remains upbeat about his recovery. "Every day they see signs of him getting better and that's their motivation," he said. "As he gets better obviously it encourages them, keeps them determined and motivated."(ThatsRacin.com)(5-13-2003)
# Nadeau wrecks in practice - Critically Injured UPDATES: #01-Jerry Nadeau wrecked during the 2nd afternoon practice, backing into the wall and hitting hard with the drivers side. Nadeau was airlifted to Medical College of Virginia. NASCAR has said the doctor reported there is a chance Nadeau has a serious injury. The team is preparing a backup car and supposedly Jason Keller will practice the car in Happy Hour.(FX's coverage of Happy Hour)
past updates that were here, a message from Nadeau's family, and an address send get-well wishes, can be found on my #01 Team News and Links page
UPDATE 5-8 2:30pm/et: Jerry Nadeau was upgraded to fair condition Thursday by doctors at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. He was previously listed as serious, but stable. Nadeau has been moved out of the intensive care unit into a private room. Doctors say his vital signs are normal and he continues to show improvement. Nadeau suffered head, lung and rib injures in an accident during practice last Friday at Richmond International Raceway.(US Army Racing PR)(5-8-2003)
GREAT ARTICLE - from the News-Times: Just days ago, Pauline Nadeau held her son’s hand and waited for the only sign that mattered. A second later — as long as it took Jerry Nadeau to crash May 2 at Richmond International Raceway — the Winston Cup driver from Danbury squeezed his mother’s hand. Pauline Nadeau didn’t plan to spend this Mother’s Day at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. But after feeling Jerry’s hand inside her own last week, she wouldn’t have it any other way. Pauline Nadeau had her son back. See the full story at: Pauline Nadeau stands close by her injured son by Brian Coonz.(5-12-2003)
UPDATE 5-12 6:00pm/et: Fox Sports Net's Totally NASCAR reports that Nadeau is still listed in fair condition.(5-12-2003)
UPDATE 5-13 1:00am/et: A team spokesman for Jerry Nadeau said the Winston Cup driver remained in fair condition yesterday in a private room at Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia Hospitals. Nadeau is recovering from unspecified head, rib and lung injuries sustained in a May 2 crash during practice at Richmond International Raceway. It's uncertain how long the 32-year-old, who was listed in critical condition for three days after the wreck, will remain in Richmond.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(5-13-2003)
UPDATE 5-13 9:00am/et: NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau remains in fair condition at the Medical College of Virginia, 11 days after sustaining severe injuries during a May 2 crash at Richmond International Raceway. He was in critical condition for several days, then upgraded to serious but stable last week and upgraded to fair late last week. He's been in a private room for a week, but there's no indication when he'll be moved closer to his home near Charlotte. A friend who recently visited MCV said the 32-year-old driver is being well cared for and is responding to external stimuli. He occasionally opens his eyes for a brief time, but has not regained consciousness.(Daily Press) AND As part of today's NASCAR Winston Cup teleconference, Jay Frye, general manager of MB2/MBV Motorsports, will give a medical update and answer questions about U.S. Army driver Jerry Nadeau. Frye is scheduled to be on at approximately 11:30am/et.(PR)(5-13-2003)
UPDATE 5-13 4:30pm/et: Jerry Nadeau remains in fair condition but has yet to respond verbally as he continues to recover from head, rib and lung injuries suffered in a May 2 wreck during practice at Richmond. "Jerry is currently semi-conscious and has not yet been able to communicate verbally. He is responsive and is able to process information," said Jay Frye, general manager of MB2 Motorsports, which owns Nadeau's #01 U.S.Army Pontiacs. Frye said the responses from Nadeau are more in line with "hand squeezes and facial expressions." In addition to his other injuries, Frye said Nadeau also had a fractured left shoulder blade. Frye said Nadeau, 32, would soon begin a rehabilitation program, first at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center where he is now, and then later to a location in North Carolina. "The doctors are very encouraged by where he is today. His recovery is ongoing and it appears he is on course," Frye said. "When I've seen him the last four, five times, he looks good. He looks like Jerry. There is some frustration because you would like to have him respond to you. He is, but just not verbally." Frye said Nadeau was no longer being sedated and doctors describe Nadeau as being in "a transitional stage of regaining consciousness." Frye did not elaborate on Nadeau's head injury, which he said doctors described as "moderate to severe." Frye said Nadeau's family remains upbeat about his recovery. "Every day they see signs of him getting better and that's their motivation," he said. "As he gets better obviously it encourages them, keeps them determined and motivated."(ThatsRacin.com)(5-13-2003)
