I got a email from my uncle that his son in Naples, FL crashed on his bike while riding home after going out to eat dinner with his wife earlier this week. Apparently there were no witnesses to the crash - guy on bike, solid mailbox, BOOM! Resident heard some racket and dailed 911.

My cousin is home after being in ICU with a skull fracture. According to my uncle, cousin was not wearing a helmet because "he didn't like the way it fit" (so get one that does!). Cousin is dealing badly with the head injury - vertigo, memory loss, short term memory problems. Hopefully he'll heal without residual problems. BUT my Aunt and Uncle are heading down there (they live in Illinois) to take care of the kids. (Cousin's wife recently had wrist surgery, not biking related).

So no crashed helmet to add to RunningMommy's collection. Instead, his skull took the brunt of the blow with a very solid mailbox.