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Willie Colón, Latino music icon, is in serious but stable health condition after suffering a traffic accident last Tuesday, April 20.
According to information published today, Sunday, from Willie Colón’s own social media, the communications director of the company -El Malo Inc.–, Nell McCarty, detailed that “last Tuesday, April 20 at 4 p.m., music icon and social activist Willie Colón and his wife Julia, were involved in a potentially fatal car accident in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.”
According to the release, emergency crews had to extricate the Colóns from the wreckage and transport them to a local hospital. The wife, Julia Colon Craig, was treated and released from Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, North Carolina, after suffering various lacerations and bruises.
However, Colon’s condition required transport to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, a level 1 trauma center in Virginia, as he bore the brunt of the serious accident.
The injuries sustained by Willie Colon include concussion, scalp lacerations that required 16 staples for suturing, and fracture to his C1 cervical vertebra.
According to the published information, Willie Colón “is in serious but stable condition”, and will be transported as soon as possible to New York Presbyterian Hospital, to be treated by his usual medical team.
The statement also notes that no other vehicles were involved in the accident and that no further information is available at this time.
On social media thousands of people are showing their support for the artist and his family, wishing for his recovery and offering their thoughts and prayers to the Bronx musician of Puerto Rican descent. Willie Colón is a true idol for thousands of people, especially for Latinos, both for his musical career as a composer and on stage, as well as for his extensive social work and involvement with the Latino community.
Ignacio Manuel García Medina, Business Management teacher. Artist and lecturer specialized in Popular Culture for various platforms. Presenter of the program "Pop Libertario" for the Juan de Mariana Institute. Lives in the Canary Islands, Spain // Ignacio M. García Medina es profesor de Gestión de Empresas. Es miembro del Instituto Juan de Mariana y conferenciante especializado en Cultura Popular e ideas de la Libertad.
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