Praise God Ben is alive.


Lelia
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:08 PM
Subject: Give Thanks


>I thank the Lord today because of several things.  A cousin by the name of
> Ben is about 20 years old and he works for my son, Everett.  Ben lives in 
> my
> son's basement.  They all ride motorcycles.  Ben asked to use Everett's 
> bike
> today which my son rode to work.  Ben didn't come back so Everett started
> calling around.  Ben was taken to a local hospital.  Someone driving a car
> cut in front of him and he couldn't stop.  He awakened in the ambulance.
> They are keeping him over night because of a possible bruise on his lung.
> No broken bones or head injuries.  He was wearing all his gear, Kevlar
> riding jacket and pants, helmet, and gloves.  He got a scrape on one knee.
> His shoulder was struck, probably as he fell off and impacted the back of
> the car.  Everett drove his pickup to the police station and got his bike
> out of the pound which cost him 110 dollars.  The bike starts but there is 
> a
> lot of damage.  Everett has insurance coverage in case the other driver 
> does
> not.  A third of all drivers in Denver don't carry insurance, believe it 
> or
> not, and it is a state law.  You cannot take the driver's test without
> insurance but people just use someone else's car and use their insurance
> papers for proof of insurance when getting a driver's license.  Anyhow, 
> I'm
> glad Ben was not seriously hurt, the bike wasn't totaled, and I am also 
> glad
> my son wasn't riding at the time.  Ben and Everett often ride side by side
> and Everett said that if that would have been the case, he would have run
> into the car as well.  You would be amazed how many people cut in front of
> bike riders and later claim they never saw them or heard them but of 
> course
> they never are able to explain the skid marks of the motorcyclist and they
> never are able to explain why they didn't see the motorcycle in the 
> mirrors
> before making a lane change.  Anyhow, I thank God Ben will just be sore 
> for
> a few days because without his protective gear, Ben would be in the 
> hospital
> for a long time if not dead.
>
> Phil.
>
>
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