A guy on my MS150 team was hit by a car last Friday. He was out riding at lunch time, and apparently was hit by a car or truck. He was riding alone on a quiet, country road where there is little to no traffic. Luckily, someone saw the accident (or him on the side of the road) and called 911. The driver of the vehicle disappeared. Two good samaritans stopped and he was taken to the hospital.

He's going to be ok, but he's got a concussion, a broken collar bone, a broken scapula and 4 broken ribs. He remembers nothing about what happened.

I'm so glad to hear that he's ok and in good spirits...but seriously. Who does that? Who hits a human being hard enough to cause that much damage on a big guy and then drives off?

Cycling is so popular around here and seeing riders on the roads surrounding my office building is extremely common...particularly at lunch time. There are no less than 6 businesses in the immediate area who regularly have small groups of riders out there. I'm just stunned that this would happen in this area. I guess this one is just hitting abnormally close to home (figuratively and literally).