ATV Accident Favre's brother-in-law

[twoofeach]

Associated Press
SUMRALL, Miss. -- The brother-in-law of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre died Wednesday evening after crashing an all-terrain vehicle on the player's property.


Casey Tynes, 24, the brother of Favre's wife, Deanna, was riding the ATV without a helmet when it flipped, Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said. Tynes suffered head injuries, was transported to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg at 6 p.m. and was pronounced dead 20 minutes later, Deputy Coroner Randy Beck said.


The Favre family did not immediately issued a statement.


"They're pretty shook up," Rigel said.


In Green Bay, Favre skipped practice Wednesday, still feeling the effects of a concussion. He was injured Sunday when the New York Giants' William Joseph tackled him, and the quarterback's head hit the ground.


Last December, Irvin Favre, the quarterback's father, died of a heart attack or stroke while driving near his home in Kiln. His car ran into a ditch, but authorities said the crash did not kill him.


Brett played the next night in Oakland and had one of his best performances of his career. He threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Packers to a crucial 41-7 victory over the Raiders.


Officials said Tynes' body was being taken to University Medical Center in Jackson for an autopsy.

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Originally posted by twoofeach
Casey Tynes, 24, the brother of Favre's wife, Deanna, was riding the ATV without a helmet when it flipped

I understand puting around in 1st gear without a helmet. I don't get why these guys think that nothing will happen to them. I feel bad for their family but that was completely self inflicted.

Too bad for our sport...the media will have fun with this one. The big bad quad flipped by itself...

[Garasaki]

Man that's terrible

[Satch0922]

That is why they make helmets............

[TRXman86]

totally agree! bad deal for the family, nut WORSE for our sport. no pitty hear for him though.

**TODAYS TIP: ALWAYS WEAR A DARN HELMET!

[LoKi]

Another Darwin award candidate.

[CR-FLAVOR]

A few morons in our sport have and are about to cost us our right to ride in certain parts of the country.

You know the funny part? Drug dealing, attempted murder, rape and other unthinkable crimes havent stopped basketball.......

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Originally posted by CR-FLAVOR
You know the funny part? Drug dealing, attempted murder, rape and other unthinkable crimes havent stopped basketball.......

I don't know if I should laugh or be mad....

[twoofeach]

Originally posted by CR-FLAVOR
A few morons in our sport have and are about to cost us our right to ride in certain parts of the country.

You know the funny part? Drug dealing, attempted murder, rape and other unthinkable crimes havent stopped basketball.......

I never hear of anyone lobbying to close down basketball arenas.

Basketball? Don't forget about the NFL.

[4strkepwr660R]

Poor Brett Favre- he is a good guy........

That sucks, makes me mad, it could hurt the sport

[VirginRider]

maybe it will make some people realize the importance of a helmet.

[mxerncolo]

When folks w/ money come across this sort of thing they usually start a non-profit org. so they can bring to the attention of the rest of the world how unsafe these things really are. Keep your eye on Ralph Nader - these things have happened before.
KG