I was not there so I cannot verify nor refute anything you're saying regarding his riding. But please refrain from any further disrespectful comments as there are a lot of people who were impacted by this incident, myself included.

Since the authorities stated that he was 'traveling at a high rate of speed' and the driver of the truck was 'not cited,' one would have to agree with the fact that he was probably at fault for the accident. That area in question does get pretty bad traffic-wise and with high rates of speed from all forms of motorists traveling westbound from Kennedy Blvd turning onto Hyde Park Blvd. The bottom line is that there is a guy who does not have a good prognosis at the moment.

The most traumatizing part of the incident is that several people who knew him witnessed/heard the collision as they live in the dorms nearby to the scene of the accident. His girlfriend, as I mentioned who is a student nurse, happened to be driving down the same road some time after the accident saw the aftermath, recognized his bike and immediately went to TGH.

We'll sadly be seeing a lot more 'rider down' threads as the weather starts getting more and more conducive to riding.

Again, all I really have to say is: Ride Safely...

-Al