Nuggets J.R. Smith serouisly hurt in wreck

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MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Denver Nuggets player J.R. Smith and another man were seriously injured Saturday when the sport utility vehicle Smith was driving collided with a car.



Smith and the unidentified passenger were ejected from the SUV in the crash, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Stagecoach Road in Millstone Township, said Sgt. Stephen Jones, a state police spokesman.

The passenger -- who had serious head wounds -- was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Hospital in Neptune, while Smith was taken there via ambulance.

Further details on their injuries were not immediately available Saturday night.

Smith's vehicle apparently went through a stop sign, Jones said, and collided with the other car. The driver of that vehicle and two other people in the SUV were injured and taken to CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, but their injuries were not considered serious.

The 21-year-old Smith was a star player at Lakewood High School and St. Benedict's Prep in New Jersey. He averaged 13.0 points in 63 games this season.
 
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ESPN.com's Andy Katz spoke with Nuggets front office executive Bret Bearup, who told Katz that the Nuggets have spoken to Smith. Bearup said that while Smith sustained bumps and bruises in the accident, his injuries are not life-threatening.

The Star-Ledger reports that Bell suffered serious head wounds and was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Hospital in Neptune, where he was listed in extremely serious condition Saturday night. Smith was also taken there via ambulance.

The driver of the second vehicle, as well as Carl Marshall, the second passenger in Smith's SUV, also were injured. They were taken to CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, but neither had serious injuries.

Marshall, a basketball player at Seton Hall, had just completed his senior season.

Smith's father, Earl, told the Star-Ledger that J.R. was "fine -- he was thrown from the vehicle, but there's no injuries. He was with two friends, coming home from a barber shop."
 
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