Bike-Force Trauma

Chevy Chase

spinin2003@yahoo.com

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Iam writing about an incident that occurred on the first beautiful evening of spring, Tuesday, March 27, at about 6 o'clock. I went for a peaceful walk on the Capital Crescent Trail. As I was strolling toward Washington, past the Massachusetts Avenue portion of the trail, I was struck down by a biker.

I lost consciousness, so I do not know how I was struck or any of the details. All I remember is lying on the ground surrounded by my blood and a crowd of people. I remember announcing to them that I was pregnant (after difficult infertility issues) and feeling so much fear.

I believe the biker who struck me was one of the people in the crowd, but I am still uncertain about this. As I lay helplessly on the trail, a wonderful woman rubbed my back, applied pressure to my head, which was cracked open and oozing blood, and assisted me in getting to a point where an ambulance someone had called could reach me.

I was taken to Georgetown Hospital. The baby is fine. I received staples to my head and have a few broken ribs. My body is black and blue and very sore.

Everyone who has heard this story is in disbelief that I do not know who struck me or why. I was half-conscious and so concerned about my baby that this was the least of my worries. Now that I have had time to absorb the situation, I question why this happened and wonder:

What if my baby had not made it?

Did anyone in the crowd of people who assisted me think to call the police, take down my contact information and the biker's, or leave their own contact information?