Big Ben in motorcycle accident

Uh oh. No details yet on the severity, but Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle accident.

An eyewitness said she saw a motorcycle headed outbound on Second Avenue as a car was coming inbound. The car, a Chrysler New Yorker, made a left turn toward the bridge in front of the cyclist. The motorcycle hit the car and the operator flew into the windshield and then hit the ground.

The witness said she went to the aid of the motorcyclist and asked his name. He said it was "Ben" and tried to get up, but she told him to stay still.

The victim was bleeding heavily from a head injury, and blood pooled on the pavement.

No word yet on whether he was wearing a helmet, but Ben usually chooses not to.

UPDATE (5:30 PM EST): No helmet. Broken jaw, broken nose, chipped tooth, 9 inch head laceration. Hopefully no brain damage. Jerry Micco at the PG answered questions including: "Is there any truth to the rumors that Ben seriously injured both knees?" Micco: "Nothing I've heard all day from folks says knees were involved."

Rowdy: Ed Bouchette says Ben's 2006 season may not be in jeopardy.