Travis Barker Released, DJ AM Attends Funeral For Crash Victim

By Jane Ivory
14:06, September 30th 2008
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Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker has been released after nearly ten days spent in a Georgia burn center following the tragic airplane crash of Sept. 20. The only other survivor, DJ AM, meanwhile attended the funeral service for the unfortunate victims.

Travis Barker and DJ AM, real name Adam Michael Goldstein, were the sole survivors of a tragic airplane crash that occurred Sept. 20 in Columbia, South Carolina. They had boarded a Learjet 60 headed to Van Nuys, California, after performing at a free college event.

The other four persons on board all died, pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif. and co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, Calif.; and two members of Barker’s entourage, security guard Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles; and personal assistant Chris Baker, 29, also of Los Angeles.

Barker, 32, and Goldstein, 35, were taken to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors’ Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. They suffered severe burns, Barker on his torso and lower body, Goldstein on his arms and a portion of his head.

Hospital officials said at the time that both men were in critical but stable condition and were expected to have a full recovery from the second- and third-degree burns.

Goldstein was released last Friday, while Barker was released Monday morning. The celebrity disc jockey was in Los Angeles Monday morning, where he attended a funeral for Chris Baker.

Barker meanwhile is headed to another hospital in Los Angeles, reports People magazine, quoting an anonymous source. The drummer is reportedly still in bad shape and requires further medical attention.

He is fortunately not alone in this ordeal, as former wife Shanna Moakler has been by his side from the moment he was hospitalized. The two are parents to son Landon Asher and daughter Alabama Luella.

Barker and Goldstein perform together under the name TRVSDJ-AM.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board have said their investigation suggests a tire blowout caused the crash.

 



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