Another car hitting cyclists - this time, it's me!

[Geonz]

Glad you are here - and enough under your own steam to get out to docs and lawyers.
May your soft tissues heal...

[SheFly]

Good luck Mary! That really stinks. Make sure you take the time you need to heal.

SheFly

[short cut sally]

Mary and Linda, sending you best wishes for a speedy recovery and respect to your bike..At least the police were taking action, and you have a fellow bike rider as an attorney. Things look positive for you, even though you are all banged up and looking for a new bike. The best part is you are able to be here and keep us updated Good luck with everything.

[jesvetmed]

Oh, Mary. I'm so sorry -- just found this thread. I'm so glad that it was nothing serious for either of you. Sounds like you've kept your sense of humor intact, especially. I'm sorry about the bike... what a terrible circumstance. I hope you heal well quickly, and are back riding soon, as well as Linda. Anything you need, you know where to find us all.
Good luck with all the police / atty / doctor stuff... hang in there.
Jes

[mimitabby]

how you doing today Mary? How's Linda?

[MM_QFC!]

Greetings and salutations!
I saw my dr yesterday...will need to get MRIs for my knee and elbow...both really messed up and knee is infected too, so I got on antibiotics ASAP. Linda is going to her doc this morning; she's having lots of back and rib cage pain...she landed on her back and felt as though she skidded a bit too after the impact.
Our attorney spoke with 3 of the 5 witnesses last night (he had to coach a soccer game and he was bike commuting, so we met with him for most of the afternoon until he had to bolt; but he went back to the office after, last night so that he could call and speak with them). All gave similar statements about the driver's speed; one man who was walking his dog on the trail, remembered that Linda and I stopped and chatted with him and his cute little papillon dog...he heard a scream and turned around to see "1 cyclist doing a cartwheel in the air (most likely Linda) as he said the other was flying through the air and disappeared on the other side of the car (me)...
The driver was released from jail on Monday, but toxicology tests are happening per what the prosecuting attorney called and told me yesterday. That's the criminal part of the proceedings that he'll be pursuing...he said that our county doesn't prosecute as vehicular assault which is the felony if there are no broken bones and the ER x-rays taken don't show any.
He will discuss other misdemeanor charges with our lawyer, but that's apart from our medical and property (have I said how heartbroken I am about my precious Seven, yet??? ) issues. The police took tons of pics of both the accident scene, have 5 statements from the witnesses and pics of our broken bikes too, so our attorney will be in touch with them as to when we can get our bikes back too.
Thanks again for your kind messages...I've been sharing all with Linda too and we're hanging in there...although we did have to cancel dinner plans to celebrate our 2nd anniv tonight ...yesterday was my son's birthday and tomorrow is actually Linda's birthday, so it's a very different week than what I had planned...had to cancel our plans to ride in the Little Red Riding Hood in Utah too
Tailwinds to all!
Mary

[Zen]

... our county doesn't prosecute as vehicular assault which is the felony if there are no broken bones...

That is one of the stupidest laws ever.
And it sucks.
Two people hit, one cartwheels through the air and one is thrown out of sight and that's not an assault?
cheezus