Kevin Lotscher (born February 17, 1988) is a

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former professional

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player who last played for

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in Switzerland's

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. He is participating at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the

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. In the early hours of May 14, 2011, Kevin Lotscher was involved in a traffic accident in the Swiss town of Sierre, and suffered life-threatening head injuries. Police have reported that Lotscher was walking on the side of the road around 4:30 a.m. when he was hit head-on by a drunk driver. The driver of the car, a 19-year-old woman, tested positive for alcohol and was detained by police. This would eventually end his professional hockey career.

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