Bicycle Accident
This past week a member of our cycling community, Stuart Culp, I’m very sorry to say, was involved in an accident involving a motor vehicle.
The accident occurred around noon on Tuesday during a TTH group ride out on Crossroads Blvd in Windsor. Stuart had dropped back from the group and was struck from behind by a motor vehicle. I too had dropped off the back of the group and was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and stayed with Stuart until paramedics arrived. An EMT nurse also arrived shortly after the accident and gave Stuart immediate care. Within minutes after the accident paramedics arrived and gave Stuart the utmost care and attention and quickly had him off to the hospital.
Stuart is currently undergoing treatment at one of our top ranked local hospitals and is in the best of hands and care. The Culp family has been very grateful for the support the cycling community has given but requests people refrain from calling or visiting the hospital at this time. I hope everyone respects their wishes.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Culp family and all touched by this incident.
After experiencing an accident like this first hand, I can’t stress enough the importance of having some form of first aid training if you frequently participate in group rides or just in general. Something else I NEED everyone who is reading this to do right now – set up an ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact on their cell phone. RIGHT NOW!!!!!! I’ll wait right here while you do this! This year’s Tour de France also makes mention of the RoadID bracelet; forget the lattes this week and buy one of these things, please. At the very least, put an emergency contact card in your tool bag and on your person. You don’t know who will be with you if something happens, or if you are on your own, who will find you. It might be a complete stranger and you need them to know who you are.
Other things to try and remember with any accident such as this -
* Do not move anything involved in the accident – If you must move something, be sure to mark its original location.
* Make note of the time of day.
* Keep people away from the scene or from touching anything around the scene if possible.
Please think good thoughts for Stuart and hold a place for him in the peloton. This is not the first time a member of the cycling community has been in a serious accident. Now go take that First Aid class and organize your cell phone contacts as well as a RoadID bracelet!
Be safe!
This past week a member of our cycling community, Stuart Culp, I’m very sorry to say, was involved in an accident involving a motor vehicle. 
The accident occurred around noon on Tuesday during a TTH group ride out on Crossroads Blvd in Windsor. Stuart had dropped back from the group and was struck from behind by a motor vehicle. I too had dropped off the back of the group and was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and stayed with Stuart until paramedics arrived. An EMT nurse also arrived shortly after the accident and gave Stuart immediate care. Within minutes after the accident paramedics arrived and gave Stuart the utmost care and attention and quickly had him off to the hospital.
Stuart is currently undergoing treatment at one of our top ranked local hospitals and is in the best of hands and care. The Culp family has been very grateful for the support the cycling community has given but requests people refrain from calling or visiting the hospital at this time. I hope everyone respects their wishes.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Culp family and all touched by this incident.
After experiencing an accident like this first hand, I can’t stress enough the importance of having some form of first aid training if you frequently participate in group rides or just in general. Something else I NEED everyone who is reading this to do right now – set up an ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact on their cell phone. RIGHT NOW!!!!!! I’ll wait right here while you do this! This year’s Tour de France also makes mention of the RoadID bracelet; forget the lattes this week and buy one of these things, please. At the very least, put an emergency contact card in your tool bag and on your person. You don’t know who will be with you if something happens, or if you are on your own, who will find you. It might be a complete stranger and you need them to know who you are.
Other things to try and remember with any accident such as this -
* Do not move anything involved in the accident – If you must move something, be sure to mark its original location.
* Make note of the time of day.
* Keep people away from the scene or from touching anything around the scene if possible.
Please think good thoughts for Stuart and hold a place for him in the peloton. This is not the first time a member of the cycling community has been in a serious accident. Now go take that First Aid class and organize your cell phone contacts as well as a RoadID bracelet!
Be safe!
Steve Lacey
1 response so far ↓
Stuart Culp // November 17, 2009 at 3:38 pm |
Dan –
Many thanks f0r your incredible support. I am now back from series of 3 hospitals and slowly improve. The ribs, arms and leg are finally fixed, but the head hit remains around for slow memory and slow balance. I hear to expect this for 2 years, but to expect recovery.
In reading you column, I absolutely in favor of your suggestions, especially bringing the contacts of important people. I had a full contact of my wife and doctors in my helmet, but the emergency people could not find after it ended up in the back of the car that hit me. My wife was helped immensely by contacted through my cell phone. Numbers are critical! Keep then available!
Thanks for your help! Posting if your decide.
Stuart Culp.