Former American Idol finalist John Stevens was involved in an accident last week that could leave him with partial hearing loss.
The 28-year-old singer told The Buffalo News that he was running in a crosswalk when “a van didn’t stop and hit me.”
The crash occurred last Monday in the Boston area; John is now recovering at his parents’ home in Buffalo.
John posted the following message on Facebook Saturday:
“Thank you to everyone who has been calling, texting and messaging. Early this week I was hit by a van while out for a run and suffered a fractured skull and dislocated and broken arm.
“Among other injuries and disorders I’m dealing with, it appears I will have some, if not total deafness in my right ear. The staff at Mass General were above and beyond anything I could’ve ever asked for.
“My parents have taken me back to buffalo for a couple weeks to heal and recover from the accident since I won’t be able to work. Thank you very much for all of the well wishes and prayers. It truly means a lot to me.”
Since then, he’s received messages from dozens upon dozens of well wishers on that Facebook page, including one fan who said she voted for John “until my fingers went numb” when he was on American Idol.
That was back in Season 3 when Fantasia won and John finished sixth at the tender age of 16.
He went on to attend the Berklee College of Music, become vocalist for the Beantown Swing Orchestra and head his own John Stevens group.
That group released its first album, “Mr. Nice Guy,” last year. In addition to iTunes, that album is available on vinyl through John’s website.
John previously released an album in 2005 and a Christmas album in 2009.
In an earlier interview with the Buffalo News about his time on Idol, John said he was also working “a real job,” as a full-time concierge in a downtown Boston hotel.
Among the well-wishers on Facebook — The Beantown Swing Orchestra: “Wishing our singer John Stevens a speedy recovery and return to the stage.”
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