October 27, 201411 yr @LigaDomcom: Confirmed by his family, Cardinals' Oscar Taveras has died in car accident he was driving from Sosua to Puerto Plata (DR)
October 27, 201411 yr So sad, and surprising this sort of thing doesn't happen more often. It's weird it always seems to be the Cardinals.
October 27, 201411 yr There was the relief pitcher about five years ago, Daryl Kile in the hotel room...now Taveras. Trying to think of some other examples. Darrell Porter as well, although he was connected to a number of teams.
October 27, 201411 yr Well there was Nick Adenhart a few years ago. It just sucks. These kids have the world in front of them and it's all gone for them and their families in an instant.
October 27, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 26, 2014 -> 09:30 PM) There was the relief pitcher about five years ago, Daryl Kile in the hotel room...now Taveras. Trying to think of some other examples. Darrell Porter as well, although he was connected to a number of teams. That was closer to a decade ago. The cards also then lost another guy to DUI and that mighty have been 5 years ago.
October 27, 201411 yr That was closer to a decade ago. The cards also then lost another guy to DUI and that mighty have been 5 years ago. That was Adenhart. He was on the Angels.
October 27, 201411 yr QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 26, 2014 -> 09:35 PM) That was closer to a decade ago. The cards also then lost another guy to DUI and that mighty have been 5 years ago. Josh Hancock
October 27, 201411 yr Shocked. Just had that pinch hit HR in the seventh inning of Game 2 that helped lift St. Louis to its only victory of the NLCS . RIP.
October 27, 201411 yr His girlfriend died with him as well. Really made watching the WS strange tonight as it is usually a time to feel great about baseball
October 27, 201411 yr Such a crazy thing. I heard it on the radio while listening to the Hawks game and I just couldn't even react. As someone who enjoys following prospects, it's really upsetting to see such a promising young kid go like this. Ugh.
October 27, 201411 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 26, 2014 -> 09:40 PM) Josh Hancock And Cory Lidle had that plane crash probably almost 10 years or so ago. I remember watching that on ESPN after school.
October 27, 201411 yr QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Oct 26, 2014 -> 09:38 PM) That was Adenhart. He was on the Angels. Hancock
November 13, 201411 yr Tavares was drunk when he crashed and killed his girlfriend, five times over the legal limit. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/official-tave...31608--mlb.html
November 13, 201411 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 12, 2014 -> 06:14 PM) Tavares was drunk when he crashed and killed his girlfriend, five times over the legal limit. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/official-tave...31608--mlb.html Awful to hear but definitely saw that coming.
November 13, 201411 yr A spokeswoman for the Dominican Republic's Attorney General's Office, Tessie Sanchez, said Oscar Taveras was "legally intoxicated when he crashed." Sanchez revealed that a toxicology report showed Taveras' blood-alcohol level was five times the legal limit. Taveras and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Edilia Arvelo, were killed in a car crash on October 26 in his native Dominican Republic. Taveras was 22 years old. Source: USA Today
November 13, 201411 yr For those who haven't read or don't want to read, his BAC was .287, while the legal limit in the Dominican Republic is .05. If he were drinking beer, he probably had something like 20-22 beers in a 4-5 hour stretch, and then thought it would be a good idea to drive.
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