LSU Cheerleader Kip Carter was released from the hospital around noon yesterday after being struck by a vehicle on River Road early Sunday morning, according to his roommate, junior Anthony Alexander.
Alexander said Carter is already walking around at his Lake Beau Pre apartment complex, despite receiving multiple injuries, including two fractured vertebrae, a severely sprained ankle and a concussion.
“He has to wear a neck brace for a few months,” Alexander said. “He’s really sore. He doesn’t remember anything.”
Alexander said Carter, who will have to wear a neck brace for the next few months, received multiple staples to repair a gash on his head.
“He had a slight hemorrhage in his brain, but they controlled the bleeding,” Alexander said.
The vehicle that hit Carter in the hit-and-run still hasn’t been identified. Carter was taken to the ICU at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center after the accident.
Alexander said Carter will undergo periodical checkups for his neck injury, and he expects Carter to return home this weekend to be with his family in Lake Charles.
 
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