Jorge Torres Mom and Coach Fedyski serious condition

COLORADO STATE PATROL

NEWS RELEASE

Public Affairs Unit

700 Kipling St. Denver, CO 80215

Trooper R. Gilbert Mares

Public Information Officer

(303) 239-4583

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: 7-20-09 Time: 4:25 p.m.

On 7-19-09 at approximately 6:30 a.m. Troopers responded to the eastbound lanes of I-76. A green 1993 Honda Accord 4 door wagon was traveling eastbound on I-76. The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway and struck a delineator post. The vehicle came back onto the roadway while out of control and then went off the left side of the roadway a second time.

The vehicle rotated clockwise and then rolled two times, coming to rest on its wheels.

The restrained driver has been identified as Gregory A. Fedyski, 60 of Alington Heights, IL. Fedyski sustained serious injuries and was airlifted from the scene and transported to the Regional West Medical Center of Scottsbluff, NE.

Within the vehicle, two female passengers have been identified.

Maria Torres, 58 of Golf, IL. Torres was restrained and sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Sedgwick County Medical Hospital by

ambulance and then later airlifted to the Regional West Medical Center of Scottsbluff, NE.

Lynda Torres, 28 of Wheeling, IL. Wheeling was unrestrained and sustained moderate injuries and was transported to the Sedgwick County Medical Center.

Alcohol, drugs and speed are not suspected as contributing factors, however driver fatigue may have contributed.

From Jorge Torres:. No one was thrown from the car. Linda does not remember how she got out of the car. She was lying down in the backseat. Mrs. Torres remains very critical. She responds with hand squeezes, but is not talking. Fed was pronounced dead at the scene. They were able to recover a heartbeat and move him via copter to the hospital. When Jorge arrive and asked Fed how he was doing Fed did blink once. To my understanding that has been the only response. Doctors did do a cat scan and found a blood clot in the brain. At this time they can not give any prognosis as to coming out of the coma and/or living a normal life. It appears that this is a waiting game to see how both Mrs. Torres and Fed respond the hours and days ahead. Mr. Torres has also arrived at the hospital. Jorge said if it wasn't for the semi truck driver following them they could have laid there for a long time without help. Jorge calls this truck driver their Angel.

wow that is absolutely horrible.

thats terrible, I think he was jorge's coach in the 6th grade.

Damnit, that sucks!

So am I reading it right, they initially pronounced the coach dead, but were able to resuscitate him and he's currently alive but comatose?

Is Lynda Jorge's new wife?

In any case this is terrible. My prayers to Jorge and his family.

Lynda is Ed's wife.

The latest article in Daily Herald is at this link

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=308622

We need to have faith for Fed & prayers are with Mrs. Torres & Fed to come thru this ordeal.

i am confused. is he dead or in coma?

on a sidenote: 1993 Honda Accord

I know Honda Accords can go on forever and ever, but it may be a good time to trade those in solely for safety reasons. Did 1993 Accords even have airbags?

Another reminder of how frail and precarious life is and the importance of embracing every day the most important things in life.

Any updates?

Just got the worst news in the world- Fed just pass away.

RIP.

I went to Holmes Jr High and Wheeling HS and I wished I had gone to MacArthur instead.

He was driving home after Jorges Wedding. How awful is that?

This is very tragic. I ran in a neighboring school in buffalo grove and used to race his team a lot. I used to go ask Fed advice. He contributed a lot to so many runners in the north chicago area...

I grew up watching the Torres bros like heros when I was in junior high and I know Fed was the influential man behind them for a long time. I'm glad he was able to see Jorge in the Olympics. I know he really cared about his athletes a great deal on a personal level.

I got to talk to him for a while two summers ago and he was still running with athletes in the summer time and helping young kids all the way to the high school age from all over, regardless of their school.

It is great to see somebody with a lot of passion and love for the sport (many can learn from his example) and he will be missed.

How horrible. This is completely shocking, tragic, sad news. My prayers go out to the Torres and Fedyski families.

Did Coach Fedyski coach Dana Mirrobali at MacArthur?

4-time IL state champion?

Very sad news. Condolences to all the families this affected.

And a quick full recovery.