A Crash Into Reality

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Administrator

I got a call this evening from my good friend Gavin, when I answered the phone he said “I will call you right back!” with a sense of urgency. I replied with “Ok, I’m still at school doing homework” and hung up and put the phone in my pocket. I then continued to do my homework forgetting about the phone call and that my phone was on silent. The only way I knew he called the first time was because my phone lit up with his name on the caller ID as it lie on the desk in front of me. I stayed at school until about 10:45, at which time I walked out with Nikola and Jason B. I stowed my bookbag away and got on my motorcycle strapping my helmet to my head and sliding on my gloves. I started to head down the road when I remembered the phone call not 50 minutes prior. Not wanting to hassle with pulling over and having to go through the trouble with making a phone call, I continued down the road. But something was telling me that the phone call I got earlier was not a typical phone call and that something wasn’t right. I pulled into Martins parking lot and called Gavin back. He told me in a shaky voice “I’m at Goshen Hospital, It’s Brian”.

He then continued to tell me about how he and his wife on back, Andrea, were riding with Brian and Mike down County Road 22, Mike took off away from the group and Brian Zipped by Gavin who was doing roughly 55. When Brian was about 15 feet in front of Gavin, Brian’s bike began to fish tail and tossed Brian off like a rag doll. Gavin locked up the front brake not having a chance to swerve from hitting Brian and his brand new ZX-10R. Parts are flying as the bike flipped through the air and it was all Gavin could do to endure the endure the flying debris as well avoid Brian. Brian tumbled across the pavement about 20 yards and off the road coming to a rest about a foot from a telephone pole. The ZX-10R flipped like a gymnist and slid about 50 yards coming to rest on it’s right side. Gavin came to a stop just before Brian. Brian was not wearing a helmet or any gear for that matter, just a long sleeve T-Shirt and Jeans. Miraculously Brian did no loose consciousness after being thrown off his bike. I just got back from the hospital after seeing Brian and he seems to be doing ok. He does have some major road rash as well as a large wound on his head and left forearm. He will need some stitches in both locations and some scrubbing of his road rash to get all the dirt and oil out. The Cat-Scans had not come back when my brother and I left the emergency room, but Brian seems coherent and remembers the chain of events that lead before and after the accident. When I asked him what happened he explained that when he accelerated past Gavin his front tire must of come off the ground an inch or so and the front tire came down crooked which sent the ZX-10R into a tank-slapper which lead to the accident. I did get a chance to take some pictures of Brian at the hospital which can be seen HERE I am so thankful that Brian is ok and that I won’t be attending his funeral anytime soon. He amazing that he didn’t incur much more damage to himself. He must of had a Guardian Angel watching over him

I did get a chance to look at his bike this evening before heading back home. All of the damage happened to the right side of the bike. There isn’t even a scratch on the left side, which is quite strange considering Gavin and Andrea witnessed the bike flip a number of times. The tank is deeply scared and flattened where it slid across the pavement and the right fairly is heavily shaved down. The front set is broken off as well as the rear brake. The frame has a large dent in it where the right handlebar end was forced into the frame. It’s missing the left mirror and most of the front cowl on the left side. Mind you it’s sad that this brand new bike, which was purchased last friday, has only 312 miles on it. I will be posting pictures of his bike soon. I’m just glad Brian is ok.

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