When Was Roy Campanella Accident?
In Late January 1958, Baseball Player Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers Was Seriously Injured in a Car Accident on Dosoris Lane Near Apple Tree Lane in...
In late January 1958, baseball player Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers was seriously injured in a car accident on Dosoris Lane near Apple Tree Lane in Glen Cove and the story was covered in the paper—a combined edition called the Record and Pilot and The Spotlight at the time—later that week.
When did Roy Campanella get hurt?
On January 28, 1958, Brooklyn Dodgers star Roy Campanella is paralyzed after suffering a broken neck and a damaged spinal cord when his rented 1957 Chevrolet sedan hit a telephone pole in an early morning auto accident on Long Island.
How was Roy Campanella paralyzed?
While he was traveling at about 30 mph (48 km/h), his rented 1957 Chevrolet sedan hit a patch of ice at an S-curve on Dosoris Lane near Apple Tree Lane in Glen Cove, skidded into a telephone pole, and overturned, breaking Campanella's neck. ... The accident left Campanella paralyzed from the shoulders down.
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