Info on the DJ car wreck

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Hawks Johnson Hurt in Fiery Car Wreck

Atlanta Hawk DerMarr Johnson was one of three people riding in the car when it wrecked in Fulton County.

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Last Modified: 9/13/2002 9:02:51 AM

Atlanta Hawk DerMarr Johnson was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital Friday after being injured in a fiery car accident in Fulton County.

Johnson and one other person in the car suffered serious injuries, according to Fulton police Maj. M.J. Wenda Phifer. The incident happened at Kimberly and Fairburn roads, near Cascade Road, in southwest Fulton.

It's not yet known what exactly led to the accident, however Maj. Phifer said three people were in the car which burst into flames at the time of the wreck.

The 6-foot-9-inch, 201-lb. forward has played in 158 games during his two seasons with the Hawks.

He attended the University of Cincinnati, where he played on the Bearcats basketball team before entering the NBA.

While at Cincinnati, Johnson earned Conference USA Freshman of the Year and Third Team All-Conference USA honors.

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Hawks' Johnson hurt in car wreck

From staff reports

Atlanta Hawks forward DerMarr Johnson was injured in a fiery car crash early today and transferred from Southwest Hospital to Grady Memorial Hospital, police said.

Fulton County Police Maj. Wenda Phifter said Johnson and one other person in the car sustained injuries in the accident. It happened around 5:30 a.m. Phifer said three people were in the car which burst into flames at the time of the wreck.

Johnson, 22, was a first round pick of the Hawks in 2000, the sixth choice overall even though he played just one year of college basketball at Cincinnati. He played little his rookie year, but began to get more playing time later in his second pro season. A 6-9 small forward, he started 46 games last year and averaged 8.4 points a game. As a rookie, Johnson started 21 games and averaged 5.1 point.

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Johnson sustains serious head injuries in crash

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ATLANTA -- Atlanta Hawks forward DerMarr Johnson sustained a serious head injury when his car crashed into a tree and burst into flames early Friday.

Johnson, 22, and two other men were in Johnson's Mercedes just before 5 a.m. when the car crossed the center line and hit the tree. It was not known who was driving and no other cars were involved in the crash, police said.

Johnson was taken to a hospital with head trauma, and his condition was not immediately known. One man had internal injuries and the other only minor injuries, Fulton County police Maj. Wenda Phifer said.

Hawks officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

Johnson, a first-round draft pick in 2000 after only one year at Cincinnati, averaged 8.4 points in 72 games last season -- his second with the Hawks.

[Diesel]

Doggone. This is bad news. It's time for DJ to do his thing and this. I hope he's not burned badly. A burn would be much harder to overcome than a fracture.

Keep the prayers going.

[chillzatl]

word from his family is that he has a stress fracture in his neck. Nothing mentioned about burns so I don't think they are serious if he was burned at all.

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Hope he comes around good.Is it bad enough

that we might should consider holding him out

of the season for a while?I'd rather him not

play that get hurt anymore badly.