Monday, June 9, 2008

Bills' Lynch has eye surgery, mum on hit-and-run

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Marshawn Lynch had nothing to say Monday about the hit-and-run accident involving his SUV. But the Buffalo Bills running back did reveal why he missed his second straight voluntary practice.

Bills' Lynch has eye surgery, mum on hit-and-run

Lynch

"I had eye surgery," Lynch told The Associated Press as he made his way off the field.

Wearing big sunglasses, Lynch said he had Lasik surgery on Friday and expects to be cleared to return to practice by Wednesday, when the Bills open a three-day mandatory minicamp.

The operation was done a day after Lynch was held out of a series of drills when he appeared to be poked in the eye during practice.

Lynch, otherwise, said, "No comment," when asked whether he was concerned about the negative publicity he has received since being named the principal suspect in a hit-and-run accident involving his vehicle early on May 31. That's when Lynch's 2008 Porsche SUV sped off after striking and injuring a woman crossing an intersection near Buffalo's downtown bar district.

Lynch has declined to speak to investigators since the accident, but his lawyer, Mike Caffery, is scheduled to meet with Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark on Monday afternoon.

Clark said last week that Lynch was in the SUV at the time of the accident and he presumes the player was behind the wheel. Police found the SUV at Lynch's driveway shortly after the accident. Investigators have also said they found a piece of evidence at the crash scene that links it to Lynch's vehicle.

The victim, identified as a 27-year-old woman from suburban Toronto, had a bruised hip and a cut that required seven stitches. She was treated and released from a hospital on the same day.




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