TRAGIC ACCIDENT AFFECTS SOCCER COMMUNITY
LSU students Kellie and Brian Murphy, and their sister Nicole Murphy, a student at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, were struck by a car several days ago in South Africa, where they were attending the FIFA World Cup soccer event.
As a result of the accident, Kellie, a junior at LSU, sustained a mild concussion; Brian, a sophomore at LSU, is in critical condition in a hospital in South Africa; and Nicole, a medical student, was killed instantly. Nicole was a former BRSC player, University of Tampa player that was a starter on their NCAA National Championship team.
The Murphy family is incurring extremely high costs as they work to bring their injured and deceased children home to Lafayette, where they reside. In particular, the family must charter an intensive-care jet to fly Brian back to America, which is estimated to cost approximately $300,000 and is not expected to be covered by insurance. There are also concerns about other health-care and repatriation costs, as it is unclear what will be covered by the family’s insurance policy, since they were in another country when the accident took place.
For those who would like to make a contribution to assist the Murphy family, a fund has been set up through Home Bank.