DMB member seriously injured in ATV accident

LeRoi Moore, saxophonist of the Dave Matthews Band, was seriously injured in an ATV accident on his farm outside Charlottesville on Monday, the band said in a statement.

Moore, 46, was transported to the University of Virginia Medical Center, where he was listed Monday night in serious condition.

“Please join us all in wishing LeRoi a speedy and complete recovery,” the band said in the statement.

Peter Jump, a UVa hospital spokesman, said that Moore was still listed in serious condition this morning.

Starting today in Charlotte, N.C., Jeff Coffin, saxophonist of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, will sit in with the Dave Matthews Band during Moore’s recovery.

After DMB fans caught word of Moore’s accident, several get-well-soon groups sprang up on Web sites like facebook.com.

One fan wrote, “Dude … be better soon. You have a lot of people out here that are praying fore you! xo.”

Another fan chimed in on a different site: “I just heard about your accident! My thoughts and prayers go out to you! I hope that you make a quick and swift recovery. Everyone is here for you.”

On a popular Dave Matthews Band online message board called antsmarching.org, hundreds of fans posted messages of sympathy. “This is sad news,” one wrote. “I hope everything turns out okay. It must be hard for the rest of the band having to continue onward…”

Moore is a founding member of the Charlottesville-based quintet.

He was injured during a two-day break after performing with the band Saturday night at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow.