Riverboat Gamblers guitarist hit by car, now in the hosptial

Ahhhh man that sucks.Hang in there dude

definitely sucks...was he wearing a helmet?

i wish the gamblers went back to their old sound...they were AMAZING when they played sin-e.

Aww. Get well soon.

maybe someone should reform our fucked health care system **COUGHobamaCOUGH** ?

Boo Hoo. Get health insurance you fucking hippy

Just sue the driver. Easy. Why bother with donations?

Boo Hoo. Get health insurance you fucking hippy

Posted by DeadDoug |

Shut your mouth you piece of shit trash. He was hit by a car loser.

"Shut your mouth you piece of shit trash. He was hit by a car loser."

Precisely why you should buy some form of health insurance.

was he the 5th or 6th guitarist for the band?

Precisely why you should buy some form of health insurance.4:40 PM

I guess you understand then that all jobs dont provide health insurance and health insurance is very expensive every month, not to mention they will get out of paying any part of it if they can. Thats why families go bankrupt you see. You probably dont read the news of any sort so I wouldn't expect you to understand that. Or maybe your a right wing nut.

health insurance is so cheap, why cant he afford it? he's probably clearing $20 a night after the drugs and booze

""Shut your mouth you piece of shit trash. He was hit by a car loser."

Precisely why you should buy some form of health insurance."

+1

These comments are fucking idiocy.

Hit by a car + no health insurance = a shit-ton of bills

NOT having insurance is like playing Russian Roulette. Sure, you're fine if you don't go to the doctor when you get sick, but you see what happens when an accident happens?

Yeah it sucks that he has a lot of bills, but what the fuck? He is the idiot with no health insurance...

Precisely why you should buy some form of health insurance."

+1
October 27, 2009 5:19 PM

Good luck in your future there. Stay healthy otherwise you might be eating your idiotic words.

I'm not a dirty Brooklyn hipster-- I work full time. I have health insurance.

In fact, I go to the free clinic all the time and wave my health insurance card around to spite the poor people

Could some of you people at least TRY and have a fucking heart.

Once again, it sucks dude got hit by a car - BUT!

Such is the price you pay when playing the game of 'No Health Insurance'

Have fun declaring bankruptcy

have a heart guys he was hit by a car. it does suck cause he has no insurance and those hospital bills go well into the thousands.

This is exactly what is wrong with the US 'health care' system.

5:43

you think this is a 'game'? fuck you. seriously, fuck you.

Stating a simple fact. The dude is going to have to declare bankruptcy to get relief from those bills. No amount of paypal donations are going to get you the $100K+ you would need to pay them off. Yes, it sucks. Yes, it is unfair.

What the fuck are we even arguing about?

What did you want me to say?

"oooooo poor guy! FUCK THE USA! FUCK MEDICINE! FUCK INSURANCE!'

Once again, it sucks dude got hit by a car - BUT!

Such is the price you pay when playing the game of 'No Health Insurance'

Have fun declaring bankruptcy

Posted by Anonymous | October 27, 2009 5:43 PM

Its pretty common to have a fund raiser in other states for people in the hospital in major situations. Either your a rightwing selfish inbred or your a Manhattan trust fund brat. You should take your dumb comments elsewhere and go enjoy some Fox news. Most expensive insurance and healthcare is in the U.S.

Its pretty common to have a fund raiser in other states for people in the hospital in major situations. Either your a rightwing selfish inbred or your a Manhattan trust fund brat. You should take your dumb comments elsewhere and go enjoy some Fox news. Most expensive insurance and healthcare is in the U.S.

Posted by Anonymous | October 27, 2009 6:46 PM

Sorry brohammer, not a righty tough thanks for assuming so!

Honestly, what was the expected reaction here? As I have said before, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE

Posted by Anonymous | October 27, 2009 6:46 PM

Sorry brohammer, not a righty tough thanks for assuming so!

Honestly, what was the expected reaction here? As I have said before, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE

What! Brohammer? Yeah I thought so. Its very very common once again to raise money for people in the hospital in serious situations for one of the millions plus Americans without health insurance and even for people with it. Seriously go somewhere else with your pathetic remarks.
The expected reaction is to not make straight out rude comments to some one in the hospital at the moment.

Glad I'm not you, that's fo sho

Why not go after the driver and insurance of the car? Ian should not have to pay a dime.

Something is not right here. There is something they are not stating. If you get hit by a car, the insurance pays out. If the driver was not insured, most states have a no-fault program. Something is fishy.

Maybe he can't sue the driver because the accident is deemed his fault (e.g., maybe he ran a red light).

I think no-fault comes into play only when the two (or more) parties involved in an accident all have insurance. Party A's insurance covers Party A's losses, Party B's insurance covers Party B's losses, etc. As a bicycle rider, he must not have had insurance, so he can't collect under no-fault (if I'm right).

What's so bad about declaring bankruptcy? Since he's a musician, I doubt he has anything to speak of, asset-wise.

yeah, whoever was driving the car is responsible for the costs, meaning THEIR insurance should pay for it... unless it was his fault, then he would be responsible for the costs.

I see the elitist, condescending douchebags are here is force. Some people can't afford health insurance. I am also amused by the amateur forensics being done here.

seriously why dont you all without insurance just buy it, its your own fault you dont have it

Not to be rude but... who is this band?

"Something is not right here. There is something they are not stating."

"Maybe he can't sue the driver because the accident is deemed his fault (e.g., maybe he ran a red light)."

I agree that something is fishy. Ian must have done something if he can't go after the driver. Red light? Drunk? What are they not telling us? Why would an innocent person have to pay for hospital bills?

maybe they cant find the driver dum dum, most people dont hang around after they almost kill someone

"maybe they cant find the driver dum dum, most people dont hang around after they almost kill someone"

If it were a hit-and-run, it would have been clearly mentioned.