-------------- Original message from Rob Robins <rhrobins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: --------------

Fellow cyclists,
My friend and teammate, Gerry Bouchard, was struck by a car this week while riding his bike on NW 6th street in Gainesville. Fortunately he suffered no lasting injury.

All indications are that the car hit him on purpose.

Below is an account of the event -- I'm forwarding his account in that it may pay to be extra mindful of vehicles fitting the description therein. Circa 2000 Black Cadillac, possibly an El Dorado, one tail light out, damage suffered to passenger side view mirror (courtesy Gerry's thigh -- if you've ever sprinted Gerry for a city limits sign, this comes as no surprise. Although I kid, this is serious stuff). Be careful out there. -Rob

On Tuesday
evening I was struck by a car while riding down NW 6th street on my way to
the Gainesville Gym. I was fully lighted, and I was riding in a lit section
of 
the street. The car hit me pretty hard, but fortunately he side-swiped me
as opposed to running over me. My calf and my thigh took hard hits. The
car's side view 
mirror - a big black monstrosity - was torn off the car by my leg and it
dangled from the car's door as the driver drove away. I was more shocked
than hurt. In fact, I faired pretty well. I have a good bruise on my thigh,
but aside from that I am fine. From a google search I can see the car is a
circa 2000 Cadillac Eldorado. I can't recall how many doors it has. The car
was dirty and ugly. 

Here's the play-by-play: I was southbound on NW 6th around 7:30 PM. I came
to the red light at 16th where one small truck was waiting for the light,
and an older 
dirty black Cadillac with very tinted windows arrived just ahead of me. I
noticed the car had one taillight out as I rolled up to the light. I waited
for the green 
light at the sidewalk line. I then  proceeded along the inside of the white
line after I passed through the intersection. The truck went by normally,
but the car was heavy on the gas as it approached. Next thing I heard and
felt was the car side-swiping me. The bumper hit my calf and the side view
mirror hit my thigh. The mirror broke of the car's door and made loud
noises as it bounced dangled on its tether. The driver kept the car in the
road's gutter after he hit me and he hit the gas very hard. I noticed at
this point that all his lights were off, and I came to the conclusion that
the driver turned them off so nobody would see him hit me and so I wouldn't
be able to read his plate. Nice guys, huh? I somehow  kept the bike steady
and just rolled to a stop on the sidewalk. I gathered my thoughts and made
sure me and my bike were all OK. I then went to the police station, which
was within sight, and reported the incident. I only did so because I
figured the dangling mirror 
might stand out.

 

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