The Prids were involved in a bad wreck and need help.
From Marshall Serna (
ephemeralone):
"Our dear friends The Prids - David, Mistina, Joey and Maile - and two of their significant others - Kristin and Chris - were in a serious accident early Sunday evening while en route to Los Angeles on tour. A tire blew, they lost control of the van and it rolled several times. David was airlifted from the scene of the crash, he suffered a broken collar bone, broken ribs and has 6 staples in his head. Chris broke his arm, and they are waiting for MRI results to determine if he's sustained a spinal injury. Maile has a broken vertebra and toe and a severe cut with stitches on her knee. Joey broke ribs, Mistina suffered a concussion, and as far as I know Kristin is in similar shape. As of late tonight, everyone but Chris has been released from the hospital, and they are staying at a hotel in Fresno.
A special paypal account has been set up to help out and donate directly to The Prids. And the recent update (9:30 this morning) is that Chris is out of the hospital but David went back in this morning vomiting blood. He's on a morphine drip and stable."
The e-mail address to donate to is: donate@theprids.com.
Update from Mistina via
hifihillary:
"A note from Mistina:
Jul 22, 2008 12:27 PM
Subject: We are alive, thanks for your kind wishes and help
Hi Buds. We're all in a hotel in Fresno, friends Marshall and Kiisu are here now and we're about to rent vehicles to transport what we have left in belongings and gear and health back to Portland. Not sure when we'll be back, Thursday or Friday.
I spoke with my friend Nona last night and she posted the following info up. Sitting is ouchie so I'd rather repost than give another account of things.
We've got hospital bills, a van that we still owe money on, a new van to buy and an unknown amount gear to replace... so all of your donations so far and to come, are appreciated more than you know. At the moment we've gotten enough money donated to help with hotel rooms and our gas home, not to mention our amazing friend Anna is renting us a van to transport our gear-scraps home.
Thank you all so much. If I weren't so loopy I would write a motherfuckin thank you that would bring tears to your eyes!! love you all.
ps do you like how I called you buds? Vicadin blows btw... barely works! blah!
xoMistina
from Nona's post:
6 people, EMERGENCY ROOM. One air flight to the hospital. Totaled van with 3 thousand dollars owed on it, towed to an impound. Medical care in a situation such as this is going to total for all 6 pushing over thousands of dollars.
THINK: x rays, cat scans, MRI, blood draws, fracture care, hospital stays, life flight, ambulance, etc. The only two with insurance is Maile and Kristen, and we already know insurance doesn't cover 100 percent of bills.
On top of all of this is their stay at the motel. It is unknown how much of their gear, if any, is salvageable.
Highway patrol kept calling hospital, because they had never seen an accident so bad with all people to survive!
"
ephemeralone):
"Our dear friends The Prids - David, Mistina, Joey and Maile - and two of their significant others - Kristin and Chris - were in a serious accident early Sunday evening while en route to Los Angeles on tour. A tire blew, they lost control of the van and it rolled several times. David was airlifted from the scene of the crash, he suffered a broken collar bone, broken ribs and has 6 staples in his head. Chris broke his arm, and they are waiting for MRI results to determine if he's sustained a spinal injury. Maile has a broken vertebra and toe and a severe cut with stitches on her knee. Joey broke ribs, Mistina suffered a concussion, and as far as I know Kristin is in similar shape. As of late tonight, everyone but Chris has been released from the hospital, and they are staying at a hotel in Fresno.
A special paypal account has been set up to help out and donate directly to The Prids. And the recent update (9:30 this morning) is that Chris is out of the hospital but David went back in this morning vomiting blood. He's on a morphine drip and stable."
The e-mail address to donate to is: donate@theprids.com.
Update from Mistina via
hifihillary:
"A note from Mistina:
Jul 22, 2008 12:27 PM
Subject: We are alive, thanks for your kind wishes and help
Hi Buds. We're all in a hotel in Fresno, friends Marshall and Kiisu are here now and we're about to rent vehicles to transport what we have left in belongings and gear and health back to Portland. Not sure when we'll be back, Thursday or Friday.
I spoke with my friend Nona last night and she posted the following info up. Sitting is ouchie so I'd rather repost than give another account of things.
We've got hospital bills, a van that we still owe money on, a new van to buy and an unknown amount gear to replace... so all of your donations so far and to come, are appreciated more than you know. At the moment we've gotten enough money donated to help with hotel rooms and our gas home, not to mention our amazing friend Anna is renting us a van to transport our gear-scraps home.
Thank you all so much. If I weren't so loopy I would write a motherfuckin thank you that would bring tears to your eyes!! love you all.
ps do you like how I called you buds? Vicadin blows btw... barely works! blah!
xoMistina
from Nona's post:
6 people, EMERGENCY ROOM. One air flight to the hospital. Totaled van with 3 thousand dollars owed on it, towed to an impound. Medical care in a situation such as this is going to total for all 6 pushing over thousands of dollars.
THINK: x rays, cat scans, MRI, blood draws, fracture care, hospital stays, life flight, ambulance, etc. The only two with insurance is Maile and Kristen, and we already know insurance doesn't cover 100 percent of bills.
On top of all of this is their stay at the motel. It is unknown how much of their gear, if any, is salvageable.
Highway patrol kept calling hospital, because they had never seen an accident so bad with all people to survive!
"