Wear helmets no matter if you’re on a bike or skateboard!
While driving home, we saw someone with a skateboard lying on the draw bridge near Morrissey Blvd & Freeport st. He was rolling forward, not sure if he got hit by a car or he fell off from the sidewalk (sidewalk there is about one feet above the bridge surface, which is grated steel - very rough). He had blood all over his face. He tried to get up but kept falling over while we stopped and got out trying to help him. He was very disoriented, probably dizzy from the impact to his head, and couldn’t answer questions. We got him sit on the side walk while I called 911. State trooper and EMS arrived minutes after. He got better and could stand and the trooper and EMS was taking care of him when we were leaving. Now I’m thinking maybe he just fell off - he’d be in much worse condition if he got hit by a car because the usual speed on Morrissey is about 40-50mph.
Another couple stopped and got first aid kit to help him too. The black lady seems to be a medical professional with gloves and thought he should be ok.
He would be in much better shape if he had worn a helmet. But Morrissey Blvd is very hostile to anyone who isn’t driving. So sad.
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