Car vs. Bike

Last Thursday morning was an exciting day in the Heaps home.  My mom was flying in that afternoon, and I was so excited to hang out with her for the weekend.  Brady left for school on his bike, and less than ten minutes later my nightmare came to life... He called.

Funny nightmare?  Not when he's riding his bike.  It takes him about 15 minutes to get to school on his bike, so 10 minutes is still when I am peacefully doing something else, knowing he is safe. But he called.  

Long story short, Brady got hit by a car on his way to school.  He left an extremely large dent in the side of the car, the front wheel and the handlebar on his bike was ruined, and he got some bruises on his leg.  Luckily nothing big for his injuries.  

This event was intense though because the guy who hit him tried to get out of paying for Brady's bike repair, and tried to threaten Brady with going to the Police to file a report because Brady shouldn't have been riding in the street.  In the end, this man saw the light.  Brady explained the man qualified as a hit-and-run (more to the story I'm not telling) and that the police would also then ticket him for the accident.  The man also realized it is very unlikely a car would win when he hit a biker.  Smart guy.

So Brady's bike is getting fixed.

This photo taken the next night after Brady finally found him, and he had tried to pop this dent out of his car.

Best photo.  Brady documenting his bruise.  Keep looking.  It did get darker.