Two hit-and-runs, a day apart, show the devastating injuries drivers can cause cyclists

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Both cyclists were brought to St. Anthony Hospital because it’s a Level 1 trauma center — and neither will ever be the same. (via thknwco)

and may have occurred after she had a seizure, has been charged with 11 counts, including first-degree assault, vehicular assault and leaving the scene of an accident. She is being held on $1 million bond.

“Lisa will never be Lisa again with severe DAI,” her husband said. The hit-and-run “took Lisa as we knew her from her loving husband, two children, family members and lots of great friends.” For 16 years in fair weather and foul, he routinely rode his bike to work from Wheat Ridge to Denver International Airport, which is 61 miles round-trip.

“I’ll still consider myself a cyclist for that time period,” Johnson said. “It could have been much worse. I could have been dead. It took me a while to figure that out. I’m physically broken from the waist down. I’m not feeling normal, but I’m feeling the realization of what could have been. Very grateful to be here, lucky it didn’t have a worse outcome. I could have been paralyzed, in a wheelchair, pushing myself around.

Johnson said there were times early in his hospital stay, while getting shifted to tables for MRIs, CAT scans and X-rays, when he screamed in pain.

 

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thknwco We need to invite more people to Colorado so it becomes so packed that no one can move around. Think about how safe we all would be if we were gridlocked! Invite more people here!

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