Skydiver rescued after crashing into Lane scoreboard

Members of the Blacksburg Fire Department rescue Team Fastrax's Pasha Palanker after he crashed into the video board at Lane Stadium. Palanker appeared to sustain only minor injuries from the incident. Photo by Jon Fleming Marty Gordon NRVsports@mainstreetnewspapers.com BLACKSBURG - Saturday’s spring football game at Virginia Tech did not start like most in attendance probably had expected. Retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant Pasha Palanker of the Team Fastrax jump squad collided with the scoreboard during a pregame skydive at Virginia...

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