Adenhart crash survivor upgraded to fair condition

by chairmanofthebar on Apr 28, 2009 11:30 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP)—The passenger injured in the car crash that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart had his status upgraded to fair late last week and has been undergoing physical and speech therapy.

Jon Wilhite, of Manhattan Beach, remains in intensive care at the UC Irvine Medical Center, but can move and is not paralyzed, hospital spokesman John Murray said.

His condition was upgraded last Thursday.

The 24-year-old was riding in a Mitsubishi Eclipse with Adenhart and two friends on April 9 when a minivan ran a red light and broadsided the car at about 12:30 a.m. in neighboring Fullerton.

Adenhart died in surgery hours after he made his season debut by pitching six scoreless innings.

Two others in the Eclipse died in the crash.

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awesome news

hang in there jon

#34 Nick Adenhart Will Always Be Remembered

by Sorbo182 on Apr 29, 2009 12:49 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

+1

Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Apr 29, 2009 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions

ya this is good good news to hear . Still a very sad moment in baseball history.

FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.

by sexassassin on May 1, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions

good news.

This bullpen collapses faster than the Austro-Hungarian Empire

by HaloDutch on Apr 29, 2009 5:56 AM PDT reply actions

Great news

amongst all the tragedy there is still hope for this young man. My thoughts are with you Jon.

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by Jay Cal on Apr 29, 2009 7:25 AM PDT reply actions

Wow

I didn’t know you could endure an internal decapitation and not only survive but retain the ability to move afterwards. Good luck, Jon.

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Apr 29, 2009 7:51 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah.

I have amazing respect for the UCI Medical Team now.

Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.

by AlanFalcon on Apr 29, 2009 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions

Best wishes to the Willhite family...

by sothball on Apr 29, 2009 8:24 AM PDT reply actions

Awesome news...

Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009

by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 29, 2009 8:52 AM PDT reply actions

I was worried that he would be paralyzed. I read in an article that he was internally decapitated, never heard of that before, but it sounded terrible. I hope he makes a full recovery. It would be such a positive thing for the families of the victims as well as the Angels family.

#34 Nick Adenhart always an Angel

by UCIHalo on Apr 29, 2009 8:59 AM PDT reply actions

internally decapitated

i was watching a show on tlc and it was about a young kid who got hit by a car and was internally decapitated. he fully recovered and has no side effects. so i am thinking good vibes

by surfpunk on Apr 29, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's go Jon!

Here’s hoping for more good news soon.

by gilbert on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 AM PDT reply actions

thank you for the update!

RIP Nick

by ladybug on Apr 29, 2009 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

Fund for Wilhite recovery

Hey folks,

I was at one of my son’s Little League games last week, and saw that Manhattan Beach Little League has set up a fund to help cover the Wilhite family’s expenses. Donations are tax-deductible, and details, along with a background on Jon’s Little League involvement, are at the link below.

Wilhite recovery fund

by Brew Angel on Apr 29, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions

Great News!

Gimme a cigarette

by tmat on Apr 29, 2009 8:43 PM PDT reply actions

godspeed

or baseballspeed for you atheists

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Apr 29, 2009 10:03 PM PDT reply actions