[Trailrunner]

My buddy was on his way to work this morning and had a bad crash....He was going across an old train bridge that is covered with wooden planks , but some are not spiked down. One of them must have popped up when he was going across. Sure made a mess of his Foreman. He is in the hospital right now, waiting for a cat-scan... Hoping that he will be alright.

 

[Trailrunner]

QUOTE ("JRICH":19dlkdri)

He was riding his 4 wheeler to work?

Yes....He works on a farm about a mile from his house...

 

[Trailrunner]

My buddy's wife called me tonight he's going to be ok but he does have a small fracture in his skull....No he was not wearing a helmet but I bet he will never ride with out one again...It will be awhile before him or the foreman will be back on the trails.....

 

[Trailrunner]

QUOTE ("Yooperforeman":2ew0fd43)

I wonder who's responsible for maintaining that bridge? The same thing could happen to someone else!

The local ATVclub is responsible form keeping up the the old railroad...They have fixed alot of old bridge's but not all of them(lack of $fund's$) The yellow sign in the pic's is a warning sign ENTER AT OWN RISK...... He must have been going pretty fast judging by the damage to the quad....I cross that bridge all the time with no problem but I slow down to 2nd or 3rd gear....

 

[Trailrunner]

An up date on post.....My buddy is doing well now other than a nerve that is still messed up around his ear cousing his face to droop abit on one side...He's a lucky lad could have been alot worse...Here's a couple pics of the change over...Nice shiny new frame...Part's came to alittle over $2500 canadian ouch!