March 24, 2007
NOT THAT RAM TOUGH
UPDATE, 3/26/07:Jason Ray, the UNC student who played that school's mascot during athletic events, died this afternoon after being struck by a car Saturday while walking along a NJ roadway. Again, all condolences to the Ray family and the UNC community.
UPDATE: Very sad news regarding this item. According to this story in the Newark Star-Ledger, Jason Ray, the UNC student who performed as the school's mascot, is in a coma, brain dead, and doctors are offering little hope that he will survive. My deepest condolences to the Ray family. END OF UPDATE
When the UNC men's basketball team took the floor at the Meadowlands last night, it was without the support of their normal mascot. Jason Ray, the Carolina senior who normally dons the costume of Ramses the UNC mascot, was in a hospital bed not far from the arena after he was struck by a car earlier that day.
The Fort Lee police said Ray was walking on the shoulder of Route 4 when he was hit by a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer driven by 51-year-old Gagik Hovsepyan of Paramus. Hovsepyan called the police and aided Ray, hit while returning to the Fort Lee Hilton after purchasing food at a convenience store.
Ray remains in critical condition at Hackensack Medical Center in NJ. All basketball concerns aside, let's root for a full recovery.
Posted by Lexiphane at March 24, 2007 10:55 AM
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