Bengals' Henry dies at 26

[charlie and algernon]

Source: ESPN

Bengals' Henry dies at 26

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died Thursday, one day after suffering injures in a fall from the back of a pickup truck, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. He was 26.

Police on Wednesday described the incident as a domestic dispute with his fiancée. Henry was found in the road about eight miles north of downtown Charlotte.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4750615

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Damn, that really sucks. :(

[AngryAmish]

1. geez

Did she hit him with the truck or did he really fall?

[avaistheone1]

3. Sad. The circumstances are curious.

[NJmaverick]

6. A fall out of the Pickup truck bed on to his head could easily be fatal

[AngryAmish]

7. Oh no doubt, especially if the vehicle was moving

But if she was swerving, throwing him around, then this is no accident.

[avaistheone1]

8. Yes, What is curious is that he was "found" on the road.

His fiance somehow didn't know he was no longer in the truck bed, and lying in the road. Hard to believe, but I admit it's possible.

[NJmaverick]

It all depends on what sort of domestic dispute you were dealing with

fired up emotions can lead to many terrible mistakes. I once had to respond to a call where a young man ran over his grandfather twice with a van. He was arguing with his father and backed down the driveway and didn't see his grandfather. Then he panicked and pulled froward. Terrible story but it illustrates what a family dispute can do to one's judgment.

[avaistheone1]

18. Horrible. How damn tragic for everyone. That's a life-changer and not for the better..

We seem to be a culture where people think it is acceptable to get so wound up emotionally that their operating in stupid mode in a matter of seconds.

[NJmaverick]

31. True, it's funny there is a young man on my crew that looks to me as a father figure

he is a bit of a hot head and someone had him seeing red by flirting with his girlfriend. He wanted to beat on the guy. I was trying to explain to him the value of self restraint and self control. To reinforce this idea I tried to think of a good current character, icon or celebrity to use as a good example of self control and I found I couldn't think of any from this era.

[JonLP24]

13. She has been very cooperative with law enforcement

and was by Chris Henry's side the entire time he was on life support. Though details are very minimal and I would plead let's wait for all the information before jumping to conclusions.

[avaistheone1]

17. Good for her.

Then the posted clip is misleading. It makes sounds like Henry was found on the road abandoned.

[JonLP24]

20. From info available

it really isn't clear other then the fact he fell out of the pickup.

I know they have 3 kids so I'm hoping this is a purely an accident so they have mother for them. It would be much more traumatic for them to have her go away for a period of time.

RIP Slim and crosses fingers this was a very bad accident.

[The Stranger]

27. It is safe to say as far as she drove with him in the pickup truck, that she would have known he was

in the bed of the truck.

[charlie and algernon]

28. that's all that's been said so far

if it is true that she stopped the truck and stayed with him till police got there, then yes, the news has been misleading and I would hope that they clear it up.

[JonLP24]

29. I didn't say that

I said she was very cooperative according to the police and that she was with him the whole time while he was on life support til he died. That part was reported. Stopping immediately I don't know.

As far as the incident itself I have no idea and it's still under investigation. Anyways I'm sure she feels terrible whether she is at fault or not and there is now 3 kids without a father.

[The Stranger]

26. Plea denied.

We have information coming in. Let's sort it out and get people's thoughts.

[rocktivity]

30. Or maybe she did know

and didn't mind--that is, she thought he wasn't seriously injured. After all, presumably, she WAS trying to get away from him. Well, she succeeded.

:headbang:
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[GodlessBiker]

2. Hmmm...I wonder if she will be charged, at a minimum, with reckless endangerment.

[Renew Deal]

4. Horrible

[WI_DEM]

5. Was she trying to get away from him and he jumped onto the back of the pickup and fell?

[hlthe2b]

10. Sounds more plausible...

Geebus... domestic violence... what can you say... Maybe we need to be teaching prevention and anger management in schools?

[Rhythm]

11. That's the reported assumption at this point.

I'm sure we'll hear a lot more as the details become public.

Still, this Mountaineer mourns one of her favorite receivers from a few seasons back.

[firedupdem]

9. Very sad ending to a young persons life. n/t

[rocktivity]

12. A pro athlete, a vehicle, the wee hours, and a domestic dispute--not again!

Let's see--they fight, she jumps in the truck and pulls out, he jumps on the back of the truck to stop her, he falls off.

Even I have stopped and thought about how easily Tiger Woods could have died.

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:wow:

[niyad]

14. wasn't woods supposedly driving his suv?

[avaistheone1]

21. Yup.

[Drum]

15. More story here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/12/17/henry.ap/index.html?eref=sihp

:-(

[avaistheone1]

22. Heart breaking story, especially with Henry turning himself around and all.

The man tattooed himself with "Blessed".

:cry:

[nyy1998]

35. Agreed

RIP Chris Henry. It's too sad that we couldn't see his full potential

[Blue_Tires]

16. damn....

r.i.p.

[Baclava]

19. RIP - 26 y/o, that's a shame

The worst part about this is the part his fiance` played in it.. Regardless of what happened she must feel terrible... I can't imagine the grief of knowing you played a part in the death of a loved one.

[Nordmadr]

24. Those poor children. N/T

[Xenotime]

23. So sad for such a wonderful young man.

[Dulcinea]

25. RIP Chris Henry...

...from a lifelong Steelers fan. Peace to his loved ones.

[maxsolomon]

32. Perhaps someone knows why he was not in Cincy

preparing for Sunday's game at San Diego? It was a Wednesday.

[charlie and algernon]

33. He was out for the season

He broke his arm a couple weeks ago and was done for the season.

[xxqqqzme]

34. Answer

"...Henry was away from the Bengals after breaking his left forearm during a win over Baltimore on Nov. 8. He had surgery and was placed on season-ending injured reserve following the game..."

From the SI link in the earlier post

[rocktivity]

36. Sounds more like a suicide

Neighbor Lee Hardy told WLWT-TV and The Cincinnati Enquirer that he was working in his yard when the truck left the driveway. Hardy said Henry was yelling that he needed to talk to the woman behind the wheel.

"He said, 'If you take off, I'm going to jump off the truck and kill myself,'" Hardy told the newspaper.

The first 911 tape was from an unidentified woman who said she was following a yellow pickup truck.

"It's got a black man on it with no shirt on, and he's got his arm in a cast and black pants on," she told a dispatcher. "He's beating on the back of this truck window. ... I don't know if he's trying to break in or something. It just looks crazy. It's a girl driving it."

Just over a minute later, an unidentified man called 911 and said he saw a man "laying in the road" and "definitely unconscious."
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:(
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