Lansdale Native Continues Recovery After New Orleans Truck Attack

LANSDALE, PA — The Lansdale native and former Princeton University football star who was seriously injured in the terrorist truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day is on the road to recovery.

Ryan Quigley, a 2016 Lansdale Catholic and 2020 Princeton graduate and decorated athlete, was among the 35 injured in the incident. A total of 15 people were killed, including Quigley's close friend and former Princeton teammate, Tiger Bech.

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The extent of Quigley's injuries is not yet clear, but his friends and family said that he is "doing okay."

"Thank you everyone for your support, well wishes, and prayers," a Thursday update posted to a GoFundMe for Quigley and Bech stated. "We are amazed by the amount of love and support you have all shown during this time. To provide an update, Ryan is doing okay. He is stable and resting in the company of his family and friends. Thank you all so much. Ryan loves you all. Please keep the Bech family, the other families, and all of those affected by this tragedy in your prayers. Thank you all. Love, the Quigleys."

Quigley was a two-time MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League while in high school and went on to be a key cog in some of the most offensively powerful Princeton football teams in school history.

Both Quigley and Bech lived in New York City and worked together at Seaport Global, a brokerage firm, according to the Associated Press. They were in New Orleans for a hunting and fishing trip around the New Year.

Nearly $80,000 has been raised to support Quigley's treatment and Bech's funeral costs through the GoFundMe, though it has since been closed.

The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. The driver was Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, the agency said. An ISIS flag was found inside the truck and investigators say they are working to determine if he worked alone and to confirm any outside allegiances.