JONESBORO Ga. Former NBA All Star guard Daron Mookie Blaylock was in critical condition at a hospital Friday after his SUV crossed the center line and crashed head on into a van in suburban Atlanta police said.
EnlargeBlaylock was driving in Jonesboro on Friday when he crashed and was airlifted to the Atlanta Medical Center in critical condition said Clayton County police spokesman Clarence Cox.
Blaylock originally was on life support but by Friday night he was taken off it yet remained in guarded but critical condition police told the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
According to the newspaper a family member told police that Blaylock from Dallas has been under treatment for seizures.
Jonesboro Police Chief Franklin Allen said late Friday that 43 year old Monica Murphy a passenger in the van died just before 10 p.m. Allen said her husband 41 year old Frankie Murphy sustained a broken ankle and was released from the hospital after undergoing treatment.
The 46 year old Blaylock was a first round draft pick by the New Jersey Nets out of Oklahoma in 1989.
He played for the Atlanta Hawks from 1992 99 appeared in the 1994 NBA All Star Game and had his best season in 1996 97 averaging 17.4 points and 5.9 assists
Our thoughts are with Mookie Blaylock who is in the hospital tonight after a car crash the Hawks tweeted.
In 13 NBA seasons with New Jersey Atlanta and Golden State Blaylock averaged 13.5 points and 6.2 assists.
Prayers out to Mookie Blaylock and his family Big fan of his as a kid PG NBAFamily Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul tweeted.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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