(Photo: University of Arkansas)
Arkansas Razorbacks football coach Bobby Petrino had a 25-year-old woman (Jessica Dorrell, pictured here) riding with him on his motorcycle when he crashed the vehicle over the weekend in an accident that led to his hospitalization, according to a police report of the incident released by the Arkansas State Police.
Arkansas Razorbacks football coach Bobby Petrino had a 25-year-old woman (Jessica Dorrell, pictured here) riding with him on his motorcycle when he crashed the vehicle over the weekend in an accident that led to his hospitalization, according to a police report of the incident released by the Arkansas State Police.
The report indicated 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell, was a passenger on the motorcycle. She was not taken to the hospital for injuries. Dorrell is an assistant director of the University's Razorback Foundation.
Petrino, 51, is married with four children and did not indicate that he was riding with a passenger when he held a news conference about the incident Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
The school also said in an earlier statement that the accident "involved no other individuals," according to arkansassports360.com.
A University of Arkansas spokesman said the university was working on a statement in light of the development.
Petrino suffered a broken rib and a strained neck in the one-vehicle crash, which occurred Sunday night on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County near Crosses, a small town about 20 miles from the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.
Petrino, who coached at the University of Louisville and the NFL's Atlanta Falcons before becoming head coach at Arkansas, guided the Razorbacks to an 11-2 record last season, which included a 29-16 victory over Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl.
Dorrell was also engaged to Josh Morgan and her wedding is scheduled for June, according to weddingchannel.com.
The 25-year-old woman played volleyball at Arkansas and earned All-SEC honors, according to her bio. She graduated from the univeristy in 2008 with a degree in finance and marketing and earned her master's in business administration at the school in 2010.
source:http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324731/20120405/bobby-petrino-motorcycle-accident-jessica-dorrell.htm
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