Accident ?

Anyone know what happen at the wagon wheel Saturday. Chopper was trying to get someone out that evening.

I was at the stair steps Saturday evening, and they was trying to find a spot to land. Heard someone went over a guard rail. Hope they was safe.

I was up there Saturday but didn't see that. Lotsa people drinking so we stayed off the main trails.

Won't be long and people like that will spoil it for everyone.

It was about 7:30. I was getting ready to head back to the truck., and here come the ambulance and rescue squad. Then the chopper tried landing in the bottom, but pulled up and went to the back side of the mountain.

Chopper ended up landing at Mountain Top cabin is what Ferrell said. Might find out more this week if I see him again.

Was there but not sure what happen.

I left about 6 so I wouldn't get into late traffic, didn't see a cop 'til I got to the Va line, then seen six from there to the house.

I drove by the accident site Saturday night.  Somebody went off the road and over the hill between the Wagon Wheel and Pinnacle Creek campground.  We were headed towards the stairsteps and passed the ATV ambulance, pulling a gurney, on Wagon Wheel road.  After close to an hour on top of the stairsteps, an EMS vehicle pulled up and cleared everybody off, in case the chooper wanted to land there, he decided against it.  As the other poster said, it finally tried to put down down in the valley at the bottom of the steps, towards that trailer, but the dust was crazy, and he apparently decided against it.  He did finally put down in the field by the Hilltop cabins, and a real ambulance came up the hill headed that way.  I haven't found any news account of the accident or the persons condition.  Hopefully they are OK.  We saw another ATV tumble down a hill at the park/playground Sunday.  Both rider and passneger were OK.  It was a little crazy up there this weekend.

talked to Ferrel sunday he heard the girl that was the passinger broke her back and both legs

Also heard there was a Rhino rider death out of the Summersville area.  Anyone?

Never heard anything bad around here yet.  Bergoo was super crowded, rode both days and never seen any signs of a crash.  Big crowds equal big problems.  The need to show off rises, and you can't get out of eachother's way.

Sometimes if a crowded area, you are a setting duck, and you just can't get out of eachother's way.  Can you Kenny Lacy?   

talked to a group from ohio at skyland  one of their group broke his collarbone smashed his helmet way too much alcohol up there also got to meet KEETER I was looking for TIMMI but heard he had left had a good time but repeat too many spirits for me

Sorry I missed you, Travis! I left about 6 pm to get on back before traffic and road checks increased. we always have a good time just hanging out at Hilltop and this was no exception.

Is all of this the norm for holiday weekends?

I think holiday weekends.....I got ran in the ditch up on one of the main dirt roads.......was just cruzing and two RZR's came around a blind turn sideways taking up the whole road and I mean the whole road...luckily I made it to the ditch.....

BadOleRoss wrote:

Is all of this the norm for holiday weekends?

yep, in the "outlaw" areas it is

Mental Note: Might be better to stay at home on holiday weekends!

I used to always avoid riding on holiday weekends.  Still avoid it some.  I don't run hard at all when I do go out on those crowded days.  Way to many people not paying a bit of attention to what's going on, and not thinking to clearly.

big g wrote:

talked to Ferrel sunday he heard the girl that was the passinger broke her back and both legs

   Hate to hear that.

Absolutely no reason to be going so fast or/and so out of control for something like this to happen! I know I have been on rides where we were moving along at a pretty decent speed but we have always slowed down on blind curves or if the trail conditions call for it.  Injuries like that are more than a simple accident!

Hate to hear it but it sounds like alcohol was involved.

on holiday weekends i ride where most peaple don,t we had the trail to our selfs

I always anticipate someone coming around a blind curve. Like you say. You never know who's out riding the trails too. Be safe.

rode ~ 1hr south of Middlebourne WV this past weekend put in 138 miles.   Everyone in the group kept their ego and the drinking to around the campfire.
prayers go out to those that were injured

Finzup wrote:

Also heard there was a Rhino rider death out of the Summersville area.  Anyone?

http://wvmetronews.com/2014/05/27/man-killed-in-nicholas-county-atv-crash/

That's sad.  I read on the Utah forum that a 70 year old man and his wife were killed this weekend and their two grand children seriously injured when their CanAm SxS went over a 100' edge in Eagle Canyon.

Hate to hear all the bad news prayers to all. But 95% has involved from alcohol.

pit dog wrote:

Hate to hear all the bad news prayers to all. But 95% has involved from alcohol.

Maybe so.  I read that he wasn't wearing a helmet(of course) and not belted in.  In any sport/hobby/situation that you take the risks for granted, you'll get hurt.  The degree to which is then left up to fate.