Gerry B
Mini Bike
For those of you that know him, my (step)son John (Johnny) Griffin took a nasty high side today while out riding with me near Barkhampstead reservoir. We were riding a nice twisty road that runs along the side of Lake McDonough when I looked back in my mirror to see how he was doing... He never came around the bend. My heart skipped two beats as I did an emergency u turn. In my haste I dropped my bike and broke off my left bag. I strapped it back and rode back only to find him on the side of the road surrounded by kind folks. who had already called the ambulance. He didn't quite make the turn, hit the pine needles and gravel on the side of the road flew off the bike and hit the guard rail hard with his body. Thankfully he was wearing all his gear. At this point, he has a compound fracture of his left arm below the elbow and a badly broken shoulder. The first hospital they took him to, Charlotte Hungerford in Torrington, ran some x-rays and immediately had him transported to Hartford Hospital. He's going to be in surgery all night to hopefully repair his shoulder and arm. Keep him in your prayers.