Runner hits another with Baton in Relay Race

[Melensdad]

Charges should be filed? Athlete should become a "former" athlete and banned from competition.

WTF?






NEW: High school track runner gets attacked with a baton in the middle of a relay at the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor Championships.Kaelen Tucker was on the second leg of the 4x200m relay at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, when she got smacked in the head.

Tucker suffered a concussion and a potential skull fracture.

"When we got to the curve she kept bumping me in my arm and when we got off the curve I finally passed her and that was when she hit me with the baton," Tucker said.The girl's mother said neither the runner nor the coach apologized for the incident.

It's unclear if Trucker will file charges.

 

[waybomb]

She should be charged.
Ridiculous

 

[Kevlar]

I watched an interview with the girl who hit her and she tried to explain how it happened, she’s also a liar apparently.

 

[Plucky]

Somehow she will end up profiting from this.

 

[Melensdad]

Somehow she will end up profiting from this.

Sadly in today's world, that is probably true.

 

[Melensdad]

UPDATE ...

CHARGES FILED!

JUST IN: Track runner Alaila Everett charged with assault & battery after hitting a runner in the head with a baton at a track meet.​

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Everett claims her hand simply slipped which resulted in the other runner Kaelen Tucker, getting a concussion & possibly fractured skull.The runner recognizes that Tucker might be hurt, but wants people to think about her feelings.Lynchburg Commonwealth's Attorney Bethany Harrison confirmed the charge on Wednesday, according to ABC 13.​

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Tucker says she never even received an apology from Everett and the only apology came from Everett's dad and the school's athletic director."No one apologized or came to check on her. Even if it was a fluke or freak accident, you still would check on her."​

 

[waybomb]

Keeping the stereotype alive.