Blue Power Ranger Down

[wilbur-t]

Last Wed. my friend, Wout, [Pronounced Vout.] and I were riding home from work together. We were in the right lane of a 4 lane road, doing the speed limit of 45. Traffic in the left lane was backed up as people tried to get on the traffic circle [Roundabout.] at Pinehurst. A driver in the left lane allowed a gap to form so a car going in the opposite direction could turn across our lanes. A 26 year old girl in a BMW decided to accelerate hard across our lanes right as we got there. Wout never had a chance. He left a short blackmark with his rear brake and then hit the BMW between the doors. He was thrown high into the air and landed hard on the pavement. I was a car length behind him. The speed with which the girl crossed our lanes carried her out of my way, so all I had to dodge was Wout's bike and Wout himself. He was taken to Moore Regional Hospital, which was only a mile away, stabilized, and air lifted to UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill. They perfomed emergengy surgery to repair a tear in his heart. Luckily, he always wore his full gear. They are keeping him in an induced coma, and only time will tell about any brain damage. They operated on his broken right wrist yesterday. On the bright side, he has no spinal cord injury, and was registered between a 4 and 5 on an awareness scale of 1 to 6. He also lost his 2 front teeth.
His wife, Amy, could use your thoughts and prayers.
Thanks,
Wilbur

 

[rusty]

I'll add to the list of prayers. Most definitely. Keep us informed wilber-t.

 

[goodfellow]

wilbur t,

sorry to hear about wout being so unfortunate,your request is foremost

please keep us informed of his condition. i can only hope that the little miss hurry-up doesn't try to kill any one else.our thoughts and prayers to you,wout and his loved ones.hope you guys make it through this. it's a very tough time for you and your friend.talk to him while he's sleeping,it works wonders.


greg.

 

[Pig9r]

Always hate to hear such news. Hope he has a full recovery. Keep us posted.

 

[wilbur-t]

I guess I should explain the "Blue Power Ranger" That is just what we jokingly call him because of his blue bike, suit and helmet.
Some of you might remember the video I posted of him a while back.

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Here is a pic of Wout, Amy, me and Lisa on vacation last year.

 

[Gunshots]

I always get an adrininlin(sp) rush with a sudden urge to strike out when I read of idiot cagers in a hurry with no value for human life. I got toasted in much the same manner. May the Blue Power Ranger get well soon
Gunshots

 

[RoadVenture]

Sorry to read of your friend's accident. Hope he recovers well.

 

[Molinoman]

Hope Wout recovers quickly. Will pray for him and his wife.
Dennis

 

[snuffcityrider]

God speed to your friends recovery and thanks to him for your safety.

 

[PianoMan]

Please add me to the list of well wishers for his full and rapid recovery. There ought to be a rule that if the accident isn't your fault, you don't get hurt.

Did the girl stop and hopefully got arrested!