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UA music professor involved in hit-and-run accident
Gentry Lassiter
Issue date: 10/5/07 Section: News
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A professor of music and director of the Arkansas Wind Symphony was involved in a hit-and-run accident Monday night, resulting in the cancellation of Wednesday's Wind Symphony concert and indefinite cancellation of his classes, according to a report from the UA Music School.
Dale Warren was riding his son's scooter north on Highway 265 at about 8:00 Monday night when he was struck from behind by a Toyota 4Runner moving about 70 miles per hour, said Shannon Gabbard, public information officer for the Fayetteville Police Department.
The 28-year-old female who hit Warren was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident, Gabbard said.
"He flew about 106 feet through the air and landed next to the highway," said Donna Warren, the professor's wife.
"It's a miracle that he's alive and it's a miracle that he's not paralyzed," Warren said. "The vehicle actually hit his body, there's an indention in the hood of the vehicle that hit him," she said.
Warren was wearing a helmet and his body is intact, but he suffered a broken left thumb and cannot move his right arm, she said.
Warren's wife said she does not know how long his recovery will take, but "he is in for a long recovery with rehab."
Warren learned of her husband's accident when police called her. "He was able to speak. He said that he saw lights and rolled himself out of the way [of traffic]," she said.
Warren was taken to Washington Regional Hospital where he is still recovering, his wife said. "He'll be having surgery on his left hand sometime next week," Warren said, but she doesn't know when he will be out of the hospital, she said.
The music department does not know how it is going to go about getting a temporary replacement for Warren, said Ronda Mains, associate chair of the music department. "He's really gung-ho to get started again," she said.
Dale Warren was riding his son's scooter north on Highway 265 at about 8:00 Monday night when he was struck from behind by a Toyota 4Runner moving about 70 miles per hour, said Shannon Gabbard, public information officer for the Fayetteville Police Department.
The 28-year-old female who hit Warren was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident, Gabbard said.
"He flew about 106 feet through the air and landed next to the highway," said Donna Warren, the professor's wife.
"It's a miracle that he's alive and it's a miracle that he's not paralyzed," Warren said. "The vehicle actually hit his body, there's an indention in the hood of the vehicle that hit him," she said.
Warren was wearing a helmet and his body is intact, but he suffered a broken left thumb and cannot move his right arm, she said.
Warren's wife said she does not know how long his recovery will take, but "he is in for a long recovery with rehab."
Warren learned of her husband's accident when police called her. "He was able to speak. He said that he saw lights and rolled himself out of the way [of traffic]," she said.
Warren was taken to Washington Regional Hospital where he is still recovering, his wife said. "He'll be having surgery on his left hand sometime next week," Warren said, but she doesn't know when he will be out of the hospital, she said.
The music department does not know how it is going to go about getting a temporary replacement for Warren, said Ronda Mains, associate chair of the music department. "He's really gung-ho to get started again," she said.
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Brian T
posted 10/05/07 @ 12:23 PM CST
After reading about the "accidental" death on I-540 two days ago I am beginning to be sickened by those who drive carelessly. As a UA student and motorcyclist, I would like to see more regulation on careless acts of driving. (Continued…)
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