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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Free Bicycle Helmet Saves Child's Life

On April 26, 2010 A child was run over by a Jeep Cherokee right in front of the BicycleXchange. Paul Slater, director of the BXC heard the accident and rushed out to see what had happened. Both the bike and child were under the car. Paul climbed under the car and dislodged the the boys leg from the exhaust lifted the boy as fellow citizens pulled him out by his shirt. The boy was wearing a helmet that was given away by the BicycleXchage months earlier. The helmet was completely shattered but, the boy's head had no noticeable abrasion or concussion. Immediately the boy was air lifted to the nearest hospital. Turns out he suffered a broken leg and a few major gashes but all will heal doctors say. Thank you BicycleXchange for the free helmets, we believe the accident could have been much worse without it. Keep'em coming. And thank you for the efforts to make cycling safer in our communities.