Prayers Please!!!!

[dakals]

A 72-year-old man was ticketed Thursday night for failure to yield while turning left at an intersection after his Dodge van collided with a motorcycle, sending two people to a Rockford hospital.

Brian Hetland, 28, and a 20-year-old female passenger, both of Rockford, were taken to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center after their motorcycle collided with the van at the intersection of Perryville Road and Riverside Boulevard.

Police say Ralph M. Snyder drove his van into the path of two motorcycles as he attempted to turn left across oncoming traffic at 6:36 p.m.

One of the motorcycles was able to avoid hitting the van.

The 20-year-old woman, whose name was not released, suffered life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition at OSF.

Hetland was treated for serious but nonlife-threatening injuries.

The 20 year old female is a very good friend of my sister. Her name is Paige. Please say a prayer for her!!!!!

Thoughts and prayers from here.

[jrd]

Dakals,

We will be praying! Sorry to hear about the accident.

John

[audiogooroo]

Done!

[misunderstood]

Done also !!

[BandC]

Done also!!

[dakals]

She is just a kid!!!!!!!! This is so wrong!!!!!!! Her brain is swelling, they have to go in and remove half of her skull that is cracked and they claim that they have to put the broken part of her skull into her stomach area and wait two to three months to see if the skull will heal itself.(i don't understand any of that) They took her in for emergency surgery for this. The doctors said she could have a stroke if they don't get the swelling down. The motorcycle hit the rear end of the vehicle. If the vehicle would not have stopped this would not have happened. Unfortunately, the vehicle slammed on his brakes and they hit the tail of the vehicle. Brain(the motorcycle driver) hit his face on the vehicle and Paige(the passenger on the bike) flew off of the bike. No helmets were worn. The driver of the van blew a red light and turned left right in front of them and another bike. The other bike made it. That road that they were on is 45mph but no one ever does it. It is always busy on that road and it is a very open road. Almost everyone does 55-65 mph. on that road. Thanks for the prayers guys!!!!

[jussmatt]

Just catching up again....and Dakals... Prayers are on their way!!!! It's crazy out there....nobody intends to hurt somebody...Lord knows this man didn't set out to hurt somebody...that's why they call it accidents!!! Regardless of the details.... thoughts and prayers are with her!!

[flightdoc]

thoughts!!

[unwind2]

Sorry to hear this...hope Paige is doing better. She will have a long recovery.

Originally Posted by dakals

...No helmets were worn....

This is very sad.

I pray that you will all wear your helmets.

[ponch]

Pretty much.

Originally Posted by caddmannq

This is very sad.

I pray that you will all wear your helmets.

[Yellow Jacket]

Prayers said.

[dakals]

Surgery went ok!!!!!!!! Half of her skull is now trying to heal itself in her stomach area inside of her body! The swelling in her brain has gone down!!!!! Now we get to play the waiting game. Thanks for the prayers everyone!!!!

[beezer]

I just saw this and am praying all goes well Allison.