One of our young firemen was critically injured while running on the trails. A cyclist hit him from behind and now he has life-threatening brain and brain stem injuries. Please keep him in your thoughts and please biker riders be very careful of others. Share the trail!
Folsom Fireman Eric Williams Critically Injured On Bike Trail
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, Jan 07 2015 09:29 AM
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 09:29 AM
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 09:41 AM
That is terrible news. I never would think such a thing could happen to someone just out for a run on the trail. Has the cyclist been identified and questioned?
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 09:57 AM
very few details at this point, other than that this young man with a wife and young child is fighting for his life.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 10:29 AM
I am so sorry to hear that. I jog the trails regularly, and some of the cyclists treat them like they are their own private raceway.
I hope this young man recovers.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 10:38 AM
I'm sure the cyclist feels terrible, probably bent a rim and all that.
Some friends went out for a ride right after Christmas on their new bikes hoping for an enjoyable ride and they were harassed for about 45 min by the spandex professionals out there for being too slow and "getting in the way." Friggin jerks.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 10:38 AM
the cyclist was injured too. another reason they need to cool their jets a little.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 10:43 AM
I am so sorry to hear that. I jog the trails regularly, and some of the cyclists treat them like they are their own private raceway.
I hope this young man recovers.
Agreed.
The trails are not raceways, and this is not the Tour de France. If you want to go fast, you need to cycle on roads.
4th Gen, did this happen this morning, or yesterday?
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 10:50 AM
This happened January 6th, Tuesday, on the trail near Folsom Lake Crossing.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 11:18 AM
So sorry to hear this tragic news. Hopefully it is a wake-up call and the trails will be used more carefully and respectfully.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 12:12 PM
I saw this on the news yesterday morning and they reported that both the runner and the cyclist had been taken away by ambulance, but I had no idea the injuries to the runner were so extensive. Runners and pedestrians shouldn't need to wear helmets.
I hope Mr. Williams recovers and soon.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 12:48 PM
This is so very sad. I hope fireman recovers. Slow down folks, you do not own a private raceway.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 01:06 PM
I hope they'll both be okay.
I wonder what time of morning this happened. If it was early enough that it was still dark out, then I wonder if the bicyclist had a good light on his bike (many have none) and/or whether the jogger wore visible clothing (many don't). Also, if the jogger was hit from behind, someone was in the wrong lane.
As with driving, everyone needs to follow the rules and do what they can to be predictable.
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 02:57 PM
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Posted 08 January 2015 - 10:00 AM
Did anyone see the Fox40 piece on this yesterday? They were talking to runners and cyclists and I swear these cyclists are the most smug group of people I have ever seen. They were basically saying that it's runners fault for wearing ear buds and not their fault for speeding or any accidents. What a group of tools.
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Posted 08 January 2015 - 10:32 AM
Is there any information on the cyclist's condition or his perspective on the accident?
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