USC Assistant Coach Attacked by Scooter
May 22, 2007
USC assistant coach Dave Watson was hospitalized twice last week following a motor scooter accident in Mexico.
Watson said he crashed the scooter while trying to steer through some circular speed bumps during a coaches’ retreat in Cabo San Lucas. He estimated his foot dragged under the scooter for about 30 feet, and he checked into a hospital for treatment.
“My foot looked like it got bitten by a great white shark,” Watson said. “The front tire got twisted, and I hit my head, but luckily I had my helmet on. My foot was pretty mashed though.
“I had a choice, I could go over bump and skid and slide or I could try to go between the speed bumps and the front tire was too big and got twisted.”
After returning to Los Angeles, Watson checked into USC University Hospital because doctors worried his foot and leg were infected.
“They were just worried if infection got into bone, you can get gangrene,” Watson said. “I just have to take my antibiotics.”
Watson said he felt well enough this week to go out recruiting. -LA Daily News
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