AAS The Blotter blog 10/12/09Leslie in grave condition at hospital, official saysAlbert "Leslie" Cochran — Austin’s homeless, thong-clad local celebrity — was found in a semi-vegetative state on a sidewalk on Oct. 3 and is in critical condition at University Medical Center Brackenridge, according to a public health official with knowledge of the incident
The official said Leslie’s injuries are life threatening and if he survives, he may experience "life-altering effects," including remaining in a vegetative state.
"He’s very, very sick," the official said.
A taxi driver found an elderly man passed out on a sidewalk near Oltorf and Interstate 35 at 1 a.m. Saturday Oct. 3 — the second day of the Austin City Limits Festival — and called the police and Emergency Medical Services, said the official, who did not want to be named because the matter concerns confidential patient information.
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