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USU motorcyclist thankful to bystanders for gift of life
Published: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 1:18 p.m. MDT
By Shara Park, Deseret News
LOGAN — The family of a motorcycle rider who was pulled from beneath a car and burning motorcycle say he's alive today because of a dozen bystanders who rescued him from the wreckage.
Brandon Wright, 21, suffered several broken bones, road rash and some bruises as a result of being pinned under a car Monday and was recovering Tuesday at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray
Wright's uncle, Tyler Riggs, said Brandon remembers everything that happened. "He remembers being under the car spitting out blood, not being able to talk, and he told his parents that that was really scary when he couldn't talk,” Riggs said.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Tyler Riggs, uncle to crash victim Brandon Wright, and IMC spokesman Jess Gomez speak to the media in Murray about Monday's Logan motorcycle accident on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.
He especially remembers those people who risked their lives to save his.
"He knows that there are angels out there that saved his life, people came together, risked their lives, to save him," Riggs said.
Tuesday, Riggs thanked about a dozen people who saved his nephew from what could have been a fiery death. "Just thank you from all of us in the family," he said.
Wright, a student at Utah State University, was leaving campus Monday when he collided with a BMW. The accident happened around 11:45 a.m. Police say Wright was heading east on U.S. Highway 89 and swerved to avoid being hit by another vehicle that was pulling out of the parking lot across from the university's Lund Hall.
His uncle said Wright knew he was in trouble so he laid his bike down in an effort to protect himself.
When Brandon's bike and the BMW collided, Wright became pinned under the car. His bike burst into flames, catching the car on fire. Bystanders quickly ran to help and began lifting the car to free him and one man then pulled him to safety.
"A lot of times things happen these days that shake our faith in humanity," Riggs said. "Not one person, not two people, (but) nearly a dozen people rushed together to a burning scene and lifted a thousand-pound car. That is absolutely incredible."
After he was pulled from the underneath the vehicle, he was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Riggs said Wright had some broken bones, including a broken pelvis. He also suffered a bad burn on his left foot. But all things considered, “he’s in pretty good shape for someone who went through that and had a car on top of him and a burning motorcycle next to him.”
Wright hasn't seen the video — which has since featured on national news shows — of those strangers pulling him from the burning wreckage, but he is aware of it and will likely watch it one day, Riggs said.
“He wants to thank them,” Riggs said. “He knows they saved his life, and at a later time, he'll give a message himself. He knows it's a miracle and the strength of humanity came together and really gave him a gift.”
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USU motorcyclist thankful to bystanders for gift of life
Published: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 1:18 p.m. MDT
By Shara Park, Deseret News
LOGAN — The family of a motorcycle rider who was pulled from beneath a car and burning motorcycle say he's alive today because of a dozen bystanders who rescued him from the wreckage.
Brandon Wright, 21, suffered several broken bones, road rash and some bruises as a result of being pinned under a car Monday and was recovering Tuesday at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray
Wright's uncle, Tyler Riggs, said Brandon remembers everything that happened. "He remembers being under the car spitting out blood, not being able to talk, and he told his parents that that was really scary when he couldn't talk,” Riggs said.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Tyler Riggs, uncle to crash victim Brandon Wright, and IMC spokesman Jess Gomez speak to the media in Murray about Monday's Logan motorcycle accident on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.
He especially remembers those people who risked their lives to save his.
"He knows that there are angels out there that saved his life, people came together, risked their lives, to save him," Riggs said.
Tuesday, Riggs thanked about a dozen people who saved his nephew from what could have been a fiery death. "Just thank you from all of us in the family," he said.
Wright, a student at Utah State University, was leaving campus Monday when he collided with a BMW. The accident happened around 11:45 a.m. Police say Wright was heading east on U.S. Highway 89 and swerved to avoid being hit by another vehicle that was pulling out of the parking lot across from the university's Lund Hall.
His uncle said Wright knew he was in trouble so he laid his bike down in an effort to protect himself.
When Brandon's bike and the BMW collided, Wright became pinned under the car. His bike burst into flames, catching the car on fire. Bystanders quickly ran to help and began lifting the car to free him and one man then pulled him to safety.
"A lot of times things happen these days that shake our faith in humanity," Riggs said. "Not one person, not two people, (but) nearly a dozen people rushed together to a burning scene and lifted a thousand-pound car. That is absolutely incredible."
After he was pulled from the underneath the vehicle, he was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Riggs said Wright had some broken bones, including a broken pelvis. He also suffered a bad burn on his left foot. But all things considered, “he’s in pretty good shape for someone who went through that and had a car on top of him and a burning motorcycle next to him.”
Wright hasn't seen the video — which has since featured on national news shows — of those strangers pulling him from the burning wreckage, but he is aware of it and will likely watch it one day, Riggs said.
“He wants to thank them,” Riggs said. “He knows they saved his life, and at a later time, he'll give a message himself. He knows it's a miracle and the strength of humanity came together and really gave him a gift.”
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