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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Biker fine after head hit with baseball bat
High school student Ethan Stone of Urbana, Illinois was riding his bike Thursday evening when a guy in a truck reportedly hit him in the head with a baseball bat. According to Stone, the driver in a red Dodge Ram yelled obscenities and then pulled up beside his bike. From the Uni High Gargoyle:
...Then he saw a flash of movement out of the corner of his eye, and he felt his world shift simultaneously as his ears processed a series of loud crunches...Link (Thanks, Geoff Merritt!)
He had been hit on the top of his head, and his skull felt heavy, as if a weight had been dropped onto it, and his head spun. His entire body sagged as his bike swerved madly, but he miraculously managed to stay on two wheels...
As for how he’s feeling, he said he felt dazed and stunned for most of the night. However, he seemed to be doing fine a day afterward.
“My helmet really absorbed most of the impact,” he said. “It broke, though. I had to throw it away.”
Previously on BB:
• Truck crushes biker's helmet but not head Link
• Bike helmets inspire unsafe driving Link
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