Just Three Feet

[Justin Thyme]

A fellow congregate of the church I attend died over the weekend. I was in some sort of bicycle accident on a rural road in a rural county of North Georgia. I say some sort because we don't know what happened but the Georgia State Police are investigating it as a hit and run accident. Bill Hubbard was found unconcious lying in the 800 block of Boss Hardy Road just north of Winder, Georgia still attached to his bicycle by his shoes and still wearing his helmet by a woman taking her child to day care at around 9:00am on Wednesday, July 25th. He was airlifted to Grady Hospital with a severe head injury and succumbed to that injury around 2:00am on Saturday morning, July 28th.

Bill left behind two children and his wife. Bill was a master carpenter and held in high regard by every one whoever mentioned his name to me. He was an avid cyclist and was well familiar with this area. He was heavily involved in at least two food programs that I'm aware that fed a lot of hungry people. He will be missed.

The head injury to the back of his head and a small abrasion on his elbow are the only injuries found on him. It appears that he was either hit by a side view mirror or maybe something hanging over the side of a truck bed or maybe a trailer. I'm not sure we will ever know for sure what happened because this was on a rural road with little traffic. Whatever happened had he been given just three feet this accident would never have occurred and Bill would still be with us.

[Warkitty]

Cue the people who think anyone on a bicycle somehow deserves to be killed for daring to be on the road.


professorx?

[Tsavodiner]

I think whoever killed him and fled like cowardly scum should be drawn and quartered;
sorry for your loss.

It seems to be one of those tragic weeks