[*BCM*] Cyclist injured at tonight's Critical Mass

[Derek Dunham]

This account of what happened is accurate; he was speaking on his cellphone
at the time. There was no collision, but I think his handlebar twisted
around and caused the wreck. I got the hospital information from the EMTs
and checked on him twice last night. I did not speak to him personally, but
at 11 or so he was still being seen, and by the time I called back at about
2am, he had already been released, and is expected to make a full recovery..


Thanks to everyone for keeping calm, calling 911, blocking the road, and
especially for providing medical treatment before the ambulance arrived.

Derek

On 6/29/07, Adam Shoop <info at adamshoop.org> wrote:
>
> To add to speculation about what I also didn't observe: I overheard
> someone (presumably one of the people cycling near him) state to one
> of the troopers that he was talking on his cell phone and the wheel
> suddenly jerked sending him for a really rough tumble, impaling
> himself on the bike.
>
> First time I've seen a serious injury during CM.
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2007, at 9:55 PM, Ron Newman wrote:
>
> > Around 8:05 pm, a participant in tonight's Boston Critical Mass fell
> > and seriously injured himself while riding in the underpass from
> > eastbound Memorial Drive to the Longfellow Bridge.  Fire trucks and
> > ambulances quickly arrived at the scene, and the injured rider was
> > taken to Mass. General. Hospital.
> >
> > Does anyone know how he is doing?   I did not see him fall, but from
> > what I heard, he did not hit any car, other bicycle, pothole, sand,
> > or other obvious road hazard.  It sounded like his bike suddenly
> > failed under him.
> >
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Derek Dunham
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