Vice president of corporate brand marketing for Sprint Nextel Corp, Thomas Murphy, 45, was driving with his family near Aspen in Snowmass Canyon on Colorado 82 just west of Milepost 28, when the windshield of their 2007 Chevy Tahoe was hit by a falling boulder the size of a briefcase that killed him.

The accident happened on Friday at about 4:40 p.m, and as Pitkin County sheriff’s office announced, the rock knocked him unconscious, while his 11-year old son has suffered moderate injuries.

More to it, because the car was on a steep downhill trajectory, Murphy’s wife had the tough choice of steering from the front passenger seat and bring it to a stop. It took her more than a mile to do so.

Sprint Nextel to Acquire Virgin Mobile USA — It seems that the debt Virgin Mobile USA owed to Sprint was getting a touch choking and therefore an acquisition has been decided as an ideal path. With the consent of the Board of Directors from both entities i.e. Sprint Nextel Corporation and Virgin Mobile USA Inc., a definitive agreement has been reached as per which Sprint will acquire Virgin.

The total equity value of the acquisition is approximately $483 million and this includes Sprint’s current 13.1% fully diluted ownership interest in Virgin Mobile USA.