FZ1riderNY
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As soon as I got to work this morning I got the bad news. Three riders I know from work were involved in a head on collision with an SUV yesterday morning during the annual Ramapo 500 run upstate. P.J., Donnchadh, and Tony were just leaving the town in the morning with two other riders. They were in a 30mph zone in town and while coming into a lefthand sweeper, an SUV was coming the opposite direction in their lane. The lead bike swerved to avoid the truck and ran into a ditch. P.J., the second in line, hit the SUV head on. Donnchadh (pronounced Donica), locked up his brakes going down and missing the SUV by inches. Tony hit his brakes and was able to keep his bike upright as the SUV rolled past, as well as the last rider who was able to stop. Donnchadh and the lead rider were not seriously hurt, just banged up a little. P.J. wasn't so lucky. The impact actually torn the front left wheel completely from the SUV leaving it careening off the curb for some distance. The driver claimed he had a diabetic seizure but witnesses said that he looked fine as he exited the vehicle. P.J. was airlifted to Binghamton where he underwent 3 surgeries to save his leg which was severely mangled and also back surgery to remove splinters from his back caused by his shattered femur. They are going to fuse his vertebrae today and start working on reconstructing his leg. They were able to mend all his arteries, tendons, and ligaments but had to remove a section of his femur. They have some kind of process of rebuilding it but he'll probably be hospitalized for a long time. He was concious and in a ton of pain but still joking around with the use of a clipboard and marker. He was just in the job on Friday past asking me if I would go. I didn't have the bike at that point so declined his offer. Donnchadh had sent me a photo of P.J. Saturday morning at check in up in Ramapo. I was curious as to why there were no pics after that. Now I know why.
So if you can, please say a little prayer for him, even though you don't know him personally. He's a good guy and I feel very bad for him and his wife. I'm glad he survived and I hope he pulls through without having to lose his leg. At this point it's all about blood flow and clot control. I will post up any updated info as I get it. Thanks guys!
So if you can, please say a little prayer for him, even though you don't know him personally. He's a good guy and I feel very bad for him and his wife. I'm glad he survived and I hope he pulls through without having to lose his leg. At this point it's all about blood flow and clot control. I will post up any updated info as I get it. Thanks guys!
