Travis Barker and DJ AM Hurt in Airplane Crash

[ALawicki]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/20/barker.plane.crash/index.html

I am glad that he is ok, but I just hope that his burns are not serious enough for him to die in the hospital. They were on their way back to California after a Free concert at Columbia College. They are both very lucky to be alive (if you see the plane it is amazing that they lived) and that they went to the best hospital for burns. Pray for them to get better and go home to their families.

[Cpogie]

I just looked and read the story, that is so sad. I also looked at the plane wreckage. It's amazing that anyone got out alive. Prayers for all.

[Motherofthree]

I agree with you Carol! It is truly amazing that anyone came out alive.. Praying that they make a full recovery!

[Motherofthree]

I just read on TMZ that they both jumped from the plane before it crashed so that probably saved their lifes..

[Eric333]

Actually the real story is they were both thrown from the plane.
They were both on fire and may not make it due to the burns on their bodies.
Yes prayers for both.
Too sad way too sad :( :( :( :(

[danajc83]

Wow! This is really sad! :(

[momsangel]

hum....this is sad news

[ALawicki]

Actually the real story is they were both thrown from the plane.
They were both on fire and may not make it due to the burns on their bodies.
Yes prayers for both.
Too sad way too sad :( :( :( :(

They announced that they are both in stable but critical condition. DJ AM is in a doctor induced coma while undergoing skin graph surgeries. Thankfully they are both ok because they were amazing musicians. They have a very long road ahead of them, but I am sure that they have lots of prayers that will help. I was devastated when I heard, he is one of my favorite musicians ever. Atleast they will be ok and they have their families by their side and the best doctors for burns taking care of them.

[Jess0587]

This is devestating. :( Keeping them in my prayers.

[danajc83]

I read on AOL today that Both Travis and DJ AM will make a full recovery but it could take weeks even months to completely heal. I Hope they have a speedy recovery!

[giraf98]

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM are expected to fully recover from burns they suffered in a fiery South Carolina jet crash that killed the other four people aboard, their doctor said Sunday.

Dr. Fred Mullins, medical director of the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, said the two suffered second- and third-degree burns but had no other injuries from the crash that one witness described as a fireball shooting across a highway.

"Anybody who can survive a plane crash is pretty lucky," Mullins told reporters during a news conference Sunday morning.

Mullins said Barker was burned on his torso and lower body and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, was burned on his hands and part of his head. The doctor declined to discuss specific recovery times for the musicians, but said such injuries can take a year to fully heal.

Both men are still in critical but stable condition, Mullins said.

The Learjet crashed late Friday night shortly after taking off from an airport in Columbia, where the men had just performed a concert for thousands of college students. The plane's two-person crew and a pair of the musicians' staff members — also their close friends — were killed.

Officials said as the plane was departing air traffic controllers reported seeing sparks. The plane hurtled off the end of a runway and came to rest a quarter-mile away on an embankment across a five-lane highway, engulfed in flames.

One witness said he was driving when a fireball streaked across the highway about 600 feet ahead of him. William Owens said he approached to see the two survivors frantically trying to remove their burning clothes.

"I noticed two guys who were on fire and it looked like a dance: They didn't know what to do," said Owens, a 60-year-old delivery van driver.

Goldstein had stripped off his own shirt and was helping Barker strip n a k e d , said Owens, who was able to identify the men Saturday night because of news reports that showed Barker's extensive tattoos.

Owens said Goldstein told him four other people were on board the jet, but the flames were too intense to get close.

For the full story............
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,425710,00.html

[ALawicki]

Travis is not as bad. He should be better within a few months, but DJ AM they are saying it could take him a year or more to recover since it was on his face and he had to have skin graph surgery done. One of the guys that died left behind his new born baby and wife, and his brother was killed in a car accident 2 weeks ago. It is so sad. They are constantly releasing more info about the actual crash. I just hope they are both in as little pain as possible.:(