Myself and two others hit by a car
While out on our lunch ride on Monday, June 14, 2010 we were hit from behind what is suspected to be a drunk driver. Everyone is home and was home that night, not even a single broken bone, but tons of road rash, a few staples to the head and some stitches.
Oh, I will always wear my helmet, if I forget it, I won't ride. After this accident, there is no way I ride without it. http://www.news4jax.com/news/23894526/detail.html |
Glad you all came out of it no worse than you did and that the driver was arrested.
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I'm glad you and your buds are home and that you all lived through this. Three cheers for the witness!
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Wow - ouch!
One of you made a big dent in that windscreen... |
THANK YOU for sharing. Amazing that you survived!
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Originally Posted by JonnyHK
(Post 10979374)
Wow - ouch!
One of you made a big dent in that windscreen... |
Wow.. Glad you're all ok. Don't let one idiot driver ruin your enjoyment of this sport moving forward. I will say from experience, that you will be apprehensive when you get back in the saddle, but don't let it deter you.
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Well, I am sure I will be apprehensive, but I don't remember a thing from what happened, just waking up in the hospital about 3.5 hours later. Never had a concussion before, and I definitely hope I don't ever have one again, as it was crazy. I don't remember going for a bike ride, I vaguely remember driving to work that morning, and vaguely remember working on computers, completely forgot the conversations I had with my wife that day before the ride. At the hospital, I treated my wife like it was the first time I saw her for the day many times as she walked in and out of the hospital room. We all plan to be back in the saddle once our injuries allow us to. Also, we were riding 2 short Monday, as one guy wrecked last week when his chain came off, and the other was on vacation.
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Whew man, good luck on a speedy recovery. I hope this guy gets prosecuted to the full extent.
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Glad you're still there to talk about it. Over here in quebec there's a few people that died that way recently. Really sad stuff, I hate it when I read about drunk driving causing injuries nor death...
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I spoke too soon about no broken bones. Even though I complained in the ER about my ankle hurting, they didn't x-ray it. I had an appt with my primary doc Thursday and he sent me for an x-ray, turns out I have a fracture in the ankle. Hey, all thinks considered, I'm just glad to be here.
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May you all heal well and soon.
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Glad you're ok.
wow all this biking we're doing will probably lower our chances of health risks in the future.... But we've significantly raised our chances or dying from automobiles. Had a jeep make a right on red as I was going through a green light at 45kmh on my road bike today. nearly slammed into him. Guy never even blinked. |
Originally Posted by garethzbarker
(Post 10986816)
Glad you're ok.
wow all this biking we're doing will probably lower our chances of health risks in the future.... But we've significantly raised our chances or dying from automobiles. Had a jeep make a right on red as I was going through a green light at 45kmh on my road bike today. nearly slammed into him. Guy never even blinked. |
Oh yeah, it ruined my 3 week old Mercier Kilo WT (with the 5 speed hub). And both of my buddies bikes were destroyed, but they were both due for new bikes. I can't wait for my back to start feeling better, its the worst. Like I told my wife, if it was just my back, or just my ankle, or just the road rash, it wouldn't be near as bad, but all of it together makes life miserable right now.
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Glad the three of you are okay and you are here to post this.
Geeze, that's scary. Take care and don't push yourself to get back on so soon. |
WOW Glad you survived that. Put that jackhole in the poor house.
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riding on sidewalk the other day. residential area. it might be frowned upon since you may annoy walkers. went across intersection and van was coming up fast from right. driver had stop sign but slid right thru it. i put out my right foot and actually touched their bumper. driver was older women and she did the "home alone" 2 hands to face move. hmm, no hands on wheel. i pointed to stop sign which was now near her rear bumper. do most folks know that their front bumper should be BEHIND stopsign? maybe i will ride in street now.
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Originally Posted by joe_mn
(Post 10996104)
riding on sidewalk the other day. residential area. it might be frowned upon since you may annoy walkers. went across intersection and van was coming up fast from right. driver had stop sign but slid right thru it. i put out my right foot and actually touched their bumper. driver was older women and she did the "home alone" 2 hands to face move. hmm, no hands on wheel. i pointed to stop sign which was now near her rear bumper. do most folks know that their front bumper should be BEHIND stopsign? maybe i will ride in street now.
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Omg...lucky it wasn't worse than it was. I was going to say, hope your bikes weren't damaged and you can ride again soon, but it looks like you have injuries and the bikes are trashed. Oh well! that really totally sucks, but at least they got that jerk driver. As Alex mentioned, there was a terrible accident here recently, three people killed...the driver wasn't drunk though and did not leave the scene. in fact, he got out of his car and tried to help!
I was hit once and the guy saw that I wasn't dead and took off! You guys were lucky! here's hoping for a speedy recovery. |
Good luck man. I actually took a fall.. long story, self induced, about 1 week earlier. Had to have 6 stitches above my right eye, wasn't wearing a helmet. Boy was I lucky. I will NEVER ride again without a helmet. It almost cost me my eye, which is my livelyhood. I live up in Brunswick, GA and I saw the news in Jax about 3 bikers getting hit. Never knew I would run across this post. Good luck and hope for a speedy recovery.
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Three bicyclists were hit by a car on U.S. 17 in St. Augustine.
Originally Posted by BullGatorTitan
(Post 10978702)
While out on our lunch ride on Monday, June 14, 2010 we were hit from behind what is suspected to be a drunk driver. Everyone is home and was home that night, not even a single broken bone, but tons of road rash, a few staples to the head and some stitches.
Oh, I will always wear my helmet, if I forget it, I won't ride. After this accident, there is no way I ride without it. http://www.news4jax.com/news/23894526/detail.html 3 Bicyclists Hurt In Hit-And-Run 2 Flown To Shands; Driver Of PT Cruiser Arrested Monday, June 14, 2010 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Three bicyclists were injured in a hit-and-run on U.S. 1 in St. Augustine on Monday afternoon. Two of the cyclists were flown to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center. The third was transported to Flagler Hospital. Police said Michael Nally, who was driving a black PT Cruiser, hit the cyclists with his vehicle just before 1 p.m. and kept driving. http://www.news4jax.com/2010/0614/23894622_240X135.jpg Michael Nally sits in the back of a police cruiser after being arrested by police in a hit-and-run crash that sent three bicyclists to hospitals. Police said Nally, 42, was traveling northbound on Ponce De Leon Boulevard and swerved into the three bicyclists, identified as Derick Tillman, Robert Jolley and Daniel Phillips, who were also traveling northbound. http://www.news4jax.com/2010/0614/23894691_240X135.jpg The impact sent all three bicyclists airborne and off their bicycles, police said. "By the time I looked over, I just saw the bicyclists tumble on the ground," said Tom Shivley, who works near where the crash happened. "There were two or three of them tangled up. They were skidding across the ground." http://www.news4jax.com/2010/0614/23894677_240X135.jpg Police said Nally left the scene of the accident and was followed by a witness who called the police to give their location. The witness saw Nally throwing a beer out of his window, police said. Police said they stopped Nally's vehicle in the parking lot of Arnold's Bar in the 3900 block of North Ponce De Leon Boulevard, where he was arrested and charged with three counts of leaving the scene of an accident with bodily injury. Police said Nally's blood was drawn and sent to a lab to determine the alcohol content of the blood. Officers said DUI charges are pending the results. All three bicyclists were wearing their helmets. Jolley and Phillips were flown to Shands with possible head injuries. Tillman was transported to Flagler Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. |
I just wanted to give an update to this story. Since the accident my lower back just got worse. On June 22nd I went to an urgent care to get my foot in the door at the local orthopaedic office. After the x-rays, he saw a vertebral compression fracture in the lumbar region of my back. Not exactly sure which one, but I saw it too. It took insurance over a week to approve my MRI, which I had done yesterday, and now I have to wait another two weeks to see the doctor.
The other two guys are doing pretty good, both have returned to work full time, and looking forward to riding again soon. I am not sure when I will be able to ride again, as leaning forward is very painful. |
Originally Posted by BullGatorTitan
(Post 11055705)
I just wanted to give an update to this story. Since the accident my lower back just got worse. On June 22nd I went to an urgent care to get my foot in the door at the local orthopaedic office. After the x-rays, he saw a vertebral compression fracture in the lumbar region of my back. Not exactly sure which one, but I saw it too. It took insurance over a week to approve my MRI, which I had done yesterday, and now I have to wait another two weeks to see the doctor. \
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yikes glad your fine an along with your friends..
Speedy Recovery |
Oh my! You got so lucky! Wow, this could have been so much worse!!! Sorry about your injuries and bikes:( But you're alive! I hope your back gets better.
Thumbs up for the witness. There are some good people out there after all. If I was the witness I wouldn't know whether to follow the fleeing car and stop and stay with the cyclists. I hope I will never have to make that choice. Safe riding everyone. Adam |
Originally Posted by BullGatorTitan
(Post 11055705)
I just wanted to give an update to this story. Since the accident my lower back just got worse. On June 22nd I went to an urgent care to get my foot in the door at the local orthopedic office. After the x-rays, he saw a vertebral compression fracture in the lumbar region of my back. Not exactly sure which one, but I saw it too. It took insurance over a week to approve my MRI, which I had done yesterday, and now I have to wait another two weeks to see the doctor.
The other two guys are doing pretty good, both have returned to work full time, and looking forward to riding again soon. I am not sure when I will be able to ride again, as leaning forward is very painful. A word of caution to take this situation very seriously as you could have permanent issues like nerve damage and arthritis in the lumbar region. I have a similar injury from a skiing accident that resulted in a vertebral compression fracture to L1 and L2. You will need medical care and physical therapy to heal properly and prevent future problems with your lower back. Good luck and make sure that the perp pays in full for your future care. :thumb: |
Finally got in to see the doctor on the 9th, after reading the MRI, they up'd my appt by a week. Turns out I have three compression fractures, L1-3. Still having pain issues from that, and still having headaches from the concussion. I am in a back brace now for at least 10 weeks, and the fractures could take up to 4 months to heal. The back brace matches the boot I am wearing for my ankle. Hopefully will be out of the boot tomorrow, but not counting on the doc to let me out of that one for probably another 2 weeks. After reading many articles the last few weeks of bikers getting hit and being killed, I definitely consider myself and my co-workers extremely lucky, as someone was watching over us that day.
I hope to be back on the bike by the end of this year, but I will have to start physical therapy on my back after I get out of the brace, and it might be a while after that before I am able to really lean forward to get in the position I rode previoius. The worst part is, I just started cycling last year, late July, and I was really starting to get into good riding shape, and able to hang with some friends that have been riding for years. I still plan to get back on the bike, but definitely won't be as soon as I had hoped. |
Three cheers for helmets. A month and a week ago tomorrow I was broadsided by an SUV, flew through the air and landed on my head and handlebars of my bike (I remember the head part, my bike mechanic said the way the handlebars are beat up and the rest of the bike not so much I must have landed right on the handlebars after my short, unscheduled flight). Have a broken leg, messed up knee, partially dislocated ankle, mega hematomas, broken ribs and at least one separated shoulder and the other is strained. Still I was very lucky. Without the helmet I probably wouldn't be writing this. Oh and the woman who hit me (cited for careless driving resulting in physical injury and failure to yield) of course wasn't paying attention even though I did everything I could think of correctly. Even watched her stop and tried to make eye contact (I HATE DARK TINTED WINDOWS WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE THE DRIVER) before she took the left turn right into me.
Wear your helmets, tell your friends, families and everyone you know to wear their helmets. My other injuries will all eventually heal. Without a helmet, well I don't even want to think about what would have happened. |
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