accident at Croom today

tileman · April 30, 2006, 06:45:03 PM

They had to bring the med flight chopper into Croom today to lift someone out that apparently hit a tree. I don't know any more just that the chopper sat on the ground for over an hour untill they got the person out to it. I was hoping someone else was ther that might know more

atvtrailer · April 30, 2006, 06:51:36 PM

saw it, but dont kno what happened

blupits04 · April 30, 2006, 10:00:58 PM

I saw it too but,we never saw them bring anyone out or saw anyone hurt on any of the trails we were on.

Alba450 · May 01, 2006, 07:59:01 AM

Dang.............these accidents are happening every day now

***Ride Safe guys***

greenmachine · May 01, 2006, 12:27:27 PM

Still just that though....an accident. I am sure that more accidents happened on I-75 that day than at croom. Hope he or she is ok.

MachineDog · May 01, 2006, 01:34:44 PM

Follow hondas slogan. *Stupid Hurts* So be careful everyone and wear a helmet. And always put it on before you leave the shed, I've hit my head on that damn shed door atleast a billion times and wether it hurts or not it really pisses ya off when it happens. :ouch.gif Hope the fellow rider is okay.

tileman · May 01, 2006, 07:39:04 PM

that is a good point. I enjoy it at Croom but I am just amazed at how many little kids are riding by with a bicycle helmet and shorts. I don't let my kids ride around the back yard without full protection

TRX450R_Racer · May 01, 2006, 09:24:22 PM

I was there also. I didn't see it but I heard he hit a tree and his friend went for help. The friend who went for help wasn't able to bring them back to where it happened. They had to search the woods to find him.

blupits04 · May 04, 2006, 08:54:57 PM

has anyone heard anymore about the wreck.

FLCat · May 04, 2006, 10:26:19 PM

I hope that rider will be ok.

It's a real shame they didn't have a GPS so the friend could lead help back quicker.

MUDDBUGGERS · May 07, 2006, 11:49:35 AM

The person that hit the tree is my ex-boss. I heard about the accident on Tues and an update on Thursday. The last I heard, he broke his legs and had major facial damage that will require surgery. As of Thurs. he was in the hospital in critical condition. although He is expected to recover in 4 to 6 months. Will update when I hear more.

Scramdaddy · May 07, 2006, 11:52:12 AM

I wish him the best. Thats a lot of injuries.

MUDDBUGGERS · May 07, 2006, 12:11:51 PM

thanks, I will pass that along

wyldelee · May 07, 2006, 01:44:44 PM

Do you know what caused the accident? We were there that day, (in the picnic area), and we called Emergency services when someone raced up saying there was an accident, but we never saw anything, and didn't hear what actually happened to cause the accident?

DZ 350 · May 07, 2006, 04:34:12 PM

D@MN he hit a tree and had that many injuries, how fast was he going??

Sorry to hear about this terrible injury, hope he recovers soon!!

TRX450R_Racer · May 07, 2006, 06:55:56 PM

Trees can hurt ya. One of my buddys was air lifted out of Croom from hitting a tree. He Broke his left wrist and left fimur.

GrizzlyBear · May 08, 2006, 08:20:14 AM

Check the post on how to fix the problems at Croom- AND CALL A STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

MUDDBUGGERS · May 08, 2006, 07:30:32 PM

I SPOKE TO A CLOSE FRIEND AND HERE'S THE LATEST. HE SPLIT HIS CHIN. NOT SURE WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS. HE CRUSHED IS LEFT LEG BAD ENOUGH THAT THE DOCTORS ARE GOING TO TRY TO GRAFT IT, IF THEY CAN FIND ENOUGH DONER BONE. THEY MIGHT HAVE TO USE PINS AND RODS. HE'S HAD 2 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND ALMOST DIED. HE IS LOOKING AT POSSIBLY 5 TO 6 MORE SURGERIES. HOPEFULLY, HE WON'T LOSE HIS LEG. I DON'T ALOT OF DETAILS YET, BUT WILL TALK TO HIS BROTHER AND FIND OUT MORE. I WILL TRY TO FORWARD ANY GET WELL WISHES IF POSSIBLE. NOT SURE IF HE HAS ACCESS TO A COMPUTER OR NOT. I WILL KEEP THIS SUBJECT NOTIFIED OF ANY CHANGES.

svtbolt04 · May 08, 2006, 07:38:53 PM

What kind of bike was he on?

FLCat · May 08, 2006, 07:45:01 PM

I'll say a prayer for him for sure. Long road ahead of him.

tileman · May 08, 2006, 08:16:32 PM

hope all turns out okay. it's kind of scary to think that it can happen to anyone. I know sometimes when we ride that i think how many times i say that was a close call, and go on but it doesn't always happen that way

gearhead400 · May 09, 2006, 01:42:04 AM

i've wrecked a few times out there, nothing bad at all until my last one. Got really lucky and im being a lot more cautious now. People just get out there and go balls to the wall on their brand new fast quads and this is normally the result. Not saying this is what happened here, but its normally the cause. Hope everything turns out for the better for this guy.