Babcock injured in crash

A Liberty University professor is in critical condition after he was involved in a motorcycle crash Friday, Sept. 7.

John Babcock, an adjunct professor in the College of General Studies, was traveling on his motorcycle around 8 a.m. when he was hit by a Chevy sedan on Old Forest Road.

According to a News and Advance press release, after crashing into Babcock’s motorcycle, the sedan slid into a Lynchburg City school bus that was carrying six children. According to police, no one in the bus was injured.

According to his sister, Kim Yeatts, Babcock suffered a broken pelvis, low blood pressure and some internal bleeding. Doctors at Centra Health transferred Babcock to the University of Virginia for several surgeries to repair his fractured pelvis.

Yeatts asks for continued prayer for his recovery.