ATLANTA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Center Dan Snyder of the Atlanta Thrashers underwent a two-hour surgical procedure on Tuesday to treat "a significant brain injury."
He suffered the injury in a one-car accident for which teammate Dany Heatley is facing several charges.
Snyder remains in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta said "the next 24-72 hours are very important toward further evaluating his long-term prognosis."
Gupta who performed the surgery, said Snyder, 25, suffered a depressed skull fracture to the right side of his head.
"The major force of the accident produced a diffuse brain injury, further aggravated by the contusion associated with the skull fracture," Gupta explained.
Heatley, 22, who remains in stable condition, is being treated for a fractured left jaw and a minor concussion.
He has been charged with serious injury by vehicle, a felony, as well as misdemeanor counts of reckless driving, driving too fast for conditions, and striking a fixed object.
