Dear editor,
Another horrific incident was presented to me last week. A fellow Cochranite spotted a cycling victim of a hit and run west of Bragg Creek. Allegedly, a pickup driver hit the rider then glanced off a guardrail and fled the scene. He or she left the rider in a pool of blood, for others including STARS to address the matter.
This happened at about the same time as my self-inflicted cycling injuries, leading to a ride to urgent care. I took a turn too fast and crashed very hard.
There was a motorist behind me. He left enough time and space to not hit me, and was the first to my side when I stopped bounding on the pavement. I thanked him at the scene, but he and the three others who helped me need to know my deepest gratitude.
I fear the worst for the other cyclist. The driver didn’t allow for human error, may have intentionally hit him, and then fled the scene. That incident was callous if not criminal assault. Whose fault was that accident? It doesn’t matter. The driver failed to treat the cyclist with respect and space, and then refused to stop and help a fellow human in distress.
I am a very, very lucky man.
Rick Ducommun
