Skateboarder Simon Brooks, a 19-year-old Southern Oregon University student was found unconscious in the middle of an Ashland, Oregon street Thursday morning September 22, 2011 at 2:15 AM according to a story in the Ashland Daily Tidings.
The initial investigation indicates Brooks suffered a serious head injury after he fell from his skateboard. He was northbound on North Mountain Avenue on his skateboard before the accident occurred and was not wearing a helmet. No motor vehicles are believed to have played a role in the accident, police said.
Brooks in currently in critical condition in the Providence Medford Medical Center. We hope for a speedy recovery.
[Link: Ashland Tidings]
