Treat Williams was alert and answering paramedics’ questions after he was embroiled in a deadly motorbike crash, an eyewitness has claimed.
The beloved “Everwood” star, 71, was riding his motorcycle near Dorset, Vermont Monday afternoon when he was struck by an SUV. He suffered critical injuries and was transported via helicopter to Albany Medical Center in New York where he was later pronounced dead.
Bystander Matt Rapphahn told the Daily Mail Wednesday that he saw the crash take place and believed that the actor would survive the ordeal.
“I saw Treat go flying through the air,” Rapphahn recalled of the collision, claiming other witnesses quickly rushed to administer aid to the severely injured actor until paramedics arrived at the scene.
“He was totally laid out, and they [first responders] were asking him basic questions, like ‘Do you know where you are,?’ and ‘What’s your wife’s name?’” Rapphahn went on. “He was responsive. He seemed like he was awake the whole time because, obviously, when they had to move him, you could see he was in a great deal of pain. They loaded him up into the ambulance and drove off.”
“Honestly, I was pretty hopeful that he was going to pull through,” the eyewitness added.
