Car Accident threatens to end Shane del Rosario's MMA Career
Posted on May 11, 2011, 06:39 PM by Joey SantosusFollowing earlier reports that burgeoning Heavyweight star Shane del Rosario had been forced out of his June 18th Strikeforce match-up with Daniel Cormier, new details have emerged surrounding the automobile accident that resulted in his injuries.
According to MMAJunkie.com, who spoke with Del Rosario's trainer, Colin Oyama, the fighter was stopped at a traffic light on April 14th in Laguna Niguel, California when an allegedly intoxicated driver crashed into his car.
"He was at a complete stop," Oyama explained. "This lady was drunk at 6 p.m. – I'm not sure how you're drunk at 6 p.m. – but she lost control of her car, smashed into him, and apparently tried to flee the scene. The cops chased her down and caught her."
Now faced with time consuming legal proceedings, as well as serious bodily injury, Oyama admits that there are doubts whether the unbeaten prospect will ever adequately recover enough to resume his promising fight career.
"He's having some serious physical difficulties," said Oyama. "He's planning on [fighting again], but the injuries are serious enough to where it's kind of in question whether he can or not. We're hoping that he can. We'll know more in six months."
For now, however, Del Rosario, with the assistance of ZUFFA, is seeking legal recourse against the drunk driver, who was booked on charges of driving under the influence by the Orange County Police Department.
Del Rosario is currently 11-0 as a pro and was last seen in action this past February at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva, where he picked-up a first-round submission victory over Lavar Johnson. It is unclear at this time whether Cormier, who is now left without an opponent for the Dallas event, will remain on the card, however reports indicate that a Lightweight clash between former Welterweight title contender K.J. Noons and American Top Team member Jorge Masvidal will likely serve as a replacement for the Heavyweight bout.
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That is truly disappoint for Rosario if this is how his career ends. I hope sincerely that it's not, as I think he could end up doing well in the UFC (at least, I'm sure, he could beat some of the lower tier guys.)
I wish Shane well and I hope to see him back in the octagon as soon as possible.
*disappointing
Truly tragic if he loses his career, he was/is truly a rising star.
accidents happen but drinking under influence is only an accident waiting to happen, alcohol is a mild cns depressant it alters you're gait and specially your senses. why dont they ban alcohol in new york rather than MMA :)
Wow. This is why I really hate alcohol. And people really call me crazy when I say I hate drinking. I feel so bad about Shane.
In all fairness, I drink, but I do it responsibly.
I don't go out and try to drive on it. . . it's a stupid decision.
The woman deserves to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. She made the choice to get behind the wheel when she clearly wasn't able to, and then -worse yet- apparently tried to leave him behind.
Despicable.
It's interesting you say that, because I am the same way... It's not that I look down on people who drink (in normal fashion), but I just don't really enjoy drinking. I also can't stand being around drunk people, which is probably because I don't drink obviously.
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Hope he recovers from this and can still compete
What i'm hoping to see coming out of this is an inspirational comeback story.
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I really hope this is not the case. Shane has so much potential and it'd be a goddamn shame for his career come to an end before it even took off...
:-/
I really hope this kid has an opportunity to fight again.
**** alcohol
legalize marijuana!
That would be nice.
I still don't know what all injuries he's gotten.
He's still very young so i feel like he's able to come back.
what a f*cking bitch! trying to flee the scene? that is not human! if she gets into jail i hope she got rape to death.
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This is an extremely humbling situation and I believe in Karma, tenfold. Hopefully Del Rosario will be able to bounce back one hundred and continue his awesome career where he last left off. And unfortunately for the woman, she needs to man up to her actions. While she may be hit hard by all the legalities, she should be lucky that she didn't take anyone's life. Especially a life of someone that is trying to go above and beyond in the world. Good luck to everyone involved.