] ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley was
] charged with driving recklessly when he veered off a road
] and slammed his sportscar into a wall at about 80 mph,
] leaving him with a broken jaw and teammate Dan Snyder
] critically injured.
]
] The Thrashers said Snyder, a passenger in the car, had
] surgery early Tuesday at Grady Memorial Hospital for a
] depressed fracture in his skull. Heatley broke his left
] jaw and was in stable condition, the team said.
]
] Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. John Quigley said Heatley
] was driving his Ferrari shortly before 11 p.m. Monday
] night when the car left the road and struck a wall in
] front of an apartment complex.
]
] The vehicle broke in half, Quigley said. Heatley also was
] charged with serious injury by vehicle because a
] passenger was injured.

SI.com - NHL - Heatley, teammate injured in car accident - Tuesday September 30, 2003 5:08AM