fastlearner
12-19-2008, 05:25 PM
Peter's an experienced rider and suffered a serious injury. He and his family are facing a very tough road ahead. Please wish him well.
Brief Description of the Accident
While practicing at Waldo Motorsports track, going over a triple jump, unknown if there was a kicker or a rock that caused Pete to be launched off the motorcycle and he landed on the left side of his head. He has spinal cord injuries and had to have an emergency cervical laminectomy decompression surgery. He is in Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. He has a tracheostomy and a peg in his stomach for tube feeding. Doctors have stated that he will be a quadraplegic, but are confident that he will be able to eventually breathe on his own and possibly able to eat on his own.
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Riders Bio
Pete has raced motocross since he was 16 years old and has been an A rider for the past 5-6 years. We have a son who is 10 yrs old and races motocross. We spent every weekend during the racing season going from track to track. Pete is a small business owner with 3 empolyees and has physically worked along with his employees. This is a third generation Masonry Contractor business. He always enjoyed hunting, boating, motocross racing and was in the process of learning to fly a plane, working towards a pilots license. His son and wife need him home in PA to help him get through this tough time mentally. Plus his son has not seen his dad for 2 weeks now.
Brief Description of the Accident
While practicing at Waldo Motorsports track, going over a triple jump, unknown if there was a kicker or a rock that caused Pete to be launched off the motorcycle and he landed on the left side of his head. He has spinal cord injuries and had to have an emergency cervical laminectomy decompression surgery. He is in Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. He has a tracheostomy and a peg in his stomach for tube feeding. Doctors have stated that he will be a quadraplegic, but are confident that he will be able to eventually breathe on his own and possibly able to eat on his own.
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Riders Bio
Pete has raced motocross since he was 16 years old and has been an A rider for the past 5-6 years. We have a son who is 10 yrs old and races motocross. We spent every weekend during the racing season going from track to track. Pete is a small business owner with 3 empolyees and has physically worked along with his employees. This is a third generation Masonry Contractor business. He always enjoyed hunting, boating, motocross racing and was in the process of learning to fly a plane, working towards a pilots license. His son and wife need him home in PA to help him get through this tough time mentally. Plus his son has not seen his dad for 2 weeks now.