Green Options » Dr. Trent Pierce http://greenoptions.com/tag/dr-trent-pierce Posts tagged 'Dr. Trent Pierce' Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en Doctor Critically Injured After His Lexus Hybrid Explodes UPDATED: Police are Now Reporting a Bomb WAS Found http://gas2.org/2009/02/04/doctor-critically-injured-after-his-lexus-hybrid-explodes/ http://gas2.org/2009/02/04/doctor-critically-injured-after-his-lexus-hybrid-explodes/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:30:48 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2009/02/04/doctor-critically-injured-after-his-lexus-hybrid-explodes/ Several news sources are reporting that an Arkansas doctor in the town of West Memphis who is the Chairman of the Arkansas Medical Board has been life-flighted to a hospital in critical condition after his Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUV exploded.

>>UPDATE #1 2/4/2009 12:15 pm PST: CNN is now reporting that a bomb WAS found. It appears that police have changed their story. We’ll see how this plays out…

>>UPDATE #2 2/4/2009 2:30 pm PST: Local and federal officials are urging anyone with information to contact law enforcement agencies. The ATF tip line is 888-ATF-BOMB.

>>UPDATE #3 2/5/2009 8:00 am PST: Dr. Trent Pierce has lost his left eye in the blast and is undergoing multiple surgeries to save his right eye as well as remove shrapnel from his neck and abdomen. Investigators are still not sure if the bomb was placed on or near Dr. Pierce’s car. Apparently, the doctor was outside his car when the blast occurred.

Initially a local bomb squad was called in to investigate, but was sent away after no bomb was found. At the time, speculation revolved around a malfunction with the car itself. Since that time, the FBI and ATF have found evidence of explosives. There are no current leads in the case and no one can come up with a reason why a doctor in a smallish town may have been the target of an attack like this.

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