Update on my son

My wife and son got home from the hospital around 11:00 Friday night. As he came through the door, I saw that he was wearing a neck collar. My wife had called from the hospital before she left and told me that he was alright.I figured he was wearing the collar the try and freak me out, but I did not show any reaction and his effort went unnoticed. Before taking my daughter to the Harry Potter book release, Caroline told me that everything looked OK. Other than a few scraps and bruises, he was fine. The doctor said he would be sore for a few days, and that he was very lucky not to be seriously injured. Justin later explained what had happened. He was going to met a friend, and decided to take the bike. He was riding on the sidewalk because it was a very bust road that he was travelling on. He approached a four lane cross road, and had the green light. from the cross road, he saw a small blue compact approach in the curb lane with the right turn signal on. He saw the driver look to his left, and assumed the driver would stop, as he had the red light. Unfortunately, the driver proceeded to make the right turn without looking to the right, or coming to a full stop. Justin was already part-way through the crosswalk when he was struck by the front of the front of the car. He is unsure how he ended up 15 feet around the corner.

The driver of the car offers a different version, where my son suddenly rides out in front of him while he is making a right turn on the red light. He then says that Justin ran into the side of his car, as he was already half way through the turn. I did not see any marks on the side of the car, and noticed that the police were looking at the front of it. As of now, no charges have been laid. The main thing is that no one was hurt, and I am grateful for that.

Don