I did some fun stuff over the weekend. However, last night I heard some news that
kinda makes it feel a little less important right now. A friend of
mine from here in Charlotte was riding in the
Cap2Cap Ride in Virginia
this past Saturday and was seriously injured.
The sum it up, some jackass in a big truck tried to pass some riders in
the group and ended up hitting my friend and another cyclist. They were both air lifted to a local hospital
after suffering pretty serious injuries.
Here’s a link to the news story:
The worst part about this is that the truck never
stopped. With a group of riders that
big, he had to know he hit someone.
Instead, he kept on going. The
only description they have is that it was a red cab with a white trailer. That’s really not much to go on, but if you
know anything or hear anything, give the Virginia State Police a call at (804)
553-3445.
Riding on the road is dangerous, and that’s why I don’t do
it very often. However, I always enjoy
big group rides because I feel much safer with other people around. The Cap2Cap ride seemed like it would be
pretty fun, and I bet the last thing that the riders were thinking was that
they would be the target of some truck driver’s shitty actions.
I hope they find out who it was, and I especially hope that
the riders are okay.
I might be back to normal stuff tomorrow, but for my friend
and the other rider, it’s gonna take a while.
Please keep these guys in your thoughts.
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