April 20, 2008 I had a pretty nasty crash on Walnut Road just east of town after a really nice ride with some coworkers through the Kettles, etc. and was flown to Froedtert Hospital via Flight-for-Life with a weeks stay for the following injuries:
- compound fracture (right wrist) required two surgeries
- grade 3 separation of the left shoulder
- hairline fracture of the left Fibula
- including some minor road rash
Click here to view pictures of my bike, gear & scene of the accident. Myself and a coworker were near the end of a nice ride that afternoon and just tooling down Walnut road when it happened. I don't remember any of the accident, but was conscious when it ended. A bump in the road that wasn't visible upon my approach was the cause. My helmet took some blows as well as all of my safety gear destroyed. My helmet surely saved my life! This hasn't deterred me from riding as I enjoy it too much and ordered the GT650R within a week after returning home from the hospital.
