Terrible news from Michigan

• WebFire

  2013 commit Austin Hatch is critical after a plane crash in which his father and stepmom were killed. As if that weren't enough, in 2003, Hatch's father was piloting another plane that crashed and killed Austin's mom, 11 year old brother, 5 year old sister and the family dog.
  
  This kid has lost his entire family in 2 plane crashes in 8 years.
• mallymal614

  Wow
• Midstate01

  

  Terrible news. Hope he has a good recovery and can still play.
• WebFire

  Word right now is 2 collapsed lungs, fractured skull and some bleeding in the brain. However, all signs are positive right now as far as the brain is concerned.
  
  He also has other broken bones and was in surgery until 4 am. He is in an induced coma.
• Trueblue23

  

  What an awful story...
• imex99

  

  Very sad, even though he was Michigan commit....
  
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• lhslep134

  

  Prayers go out to him. If I was him, I wouldn't be able to step inside a plane again. Terribly terribly sad.
• Laley23

  

  My father knew Austins father, Stephen personally. Very sad day for everyone involved. My dad has already driven back to our hometown (Ft Wayne) to be with friends and remaining family of the Hatches. This is such a terrible day, and on the heels of the 2003 accident. I cant imagine what Austin is going through. I still remember teaching him how to shoot a basketball when I was 19 and in college and Austin was 9. Safe to say, he has become a bit better than I ever was.
• stroups

  

  This reaffirms my fear of flying.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  stroups;813776 wrote:This reaffirms my fear of flying.

  
  2/1,000,000..i'll take those odds. It's sad that it happened, but it shouldn't reaffirm anything other than it's a terrible incident.
• sherm03

  

  What an absolutely awful story.
  
  I also read that the plane crashed nose-first into a garage on a residential street. That's scary as hell.
• tcarrier32

  

  this is terrible.
  
  someone has to ask though, what caused these planes to crash? The same pilot crashing twice, those are pretty crazy odds.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Rest in Peace.
• WebFire

  http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110626/LOCAL07/306269897/1002/LOCAL
• dave

  http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Plane-Crashe-Kills-Two-Fort-Wayne-Residents-Injures-a-Third-124535939.html
  
  Updated with more info on injuries. Also says the dad cliped a power pole in the first crash. I'd be shocked if Austin doesn't have serious brain damage.
• WebFire

  Looks like he will be brought out of his coma on Monday.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  I have no intent to defame the dead here, but if this guy crashed once (his fault) and killed most of his first family, why did he continue to fly?
• SportsAndLady

  

  Writerbuckeye;814414 wrote:I have no intent to defame the dead here, but if this guy crashed once (his fault) and killed most of his first family, why did he continue to fly?

  
  Was wondering the same thing.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  DeyDurkie5;813801 wrote:2/1,000,000..

  
  isn't that 1/500,000
• DeyDurkie5

  

  ernest_t_bass;814488 wrote:isn't that 1/500,000

  
  no, no I don't think that you are correct with that response.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Terrible story, but if my Dad killed my siblings and Mom in a plane crash once I am not flying with him again. Sorry.
• Tiernan

  Musta got his pilot's license at the UM School of Aviation....(too soon?)
• mallymal614

  Planes crashing is very rare. That's why it's big news when it happens. But what are the odds of it happening twice to a person's family? smh
• thedynasty1998

  

  What a horrible story. It's hard to make something like this up.
• skank

  

  What a horrible story, may God be with this kid and his loved ones.