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Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Rob (9th Apr 2017 - 13:20:09) A family friend of the motorbike rider has told me this about him... He is in intensive care. Being helped to breath. Has an embolism on his lung. Shattered pelvis. Bad femur break. Early indications are that it could take him 2-3 years to walk. Worst case he may lose his leg. All I can can say I hope and pray for a speedy recovery and the poor boy does not lose his leg.

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - J (9th Apr 2017 - 15:35:19) This is very upsetting. I was told the poor lad may never walk again!

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Rob (9th Apr 2017 - 20:11:38) He needs help to try and get more treatment to get him walking again. If you would like to help there is a page were you can donate, every penny helps 😊 thank you gofundme.com/help-george-to-walk-again

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Resident (9th Apr 2017 - 22:12:40) Does anyone know how this accident happened?

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Bob (9th Apr 2017 - 22:15:18) Is the boy a local lad?

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Rob (10th Apr 2017 - 00:23:11) Hi yes he is a local boy went to Bohunt school

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Lizzy Codd (10th Apr 2017 - 08:14:53) Some positive action being taken by George's brother to raise funds for his rehabilitation. Please donate to help this lovely young man down the road to recovery x gofundme.com/help-george-to-walk-again

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Rachel (10th Apr 2017 - 11:27:24) I was walking along Portsmouth road yesterday, when I came across bits of smashed car/bike/glass and mirrors, my stomach lurched and I was filled with sadness :-( My heart go's out to this young lad and his family. Please God may he recover fully x PS.... Why did the police not clear up all the smashed bits off of the road?

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - A (10th Apr 2017 - 12:37:32) this was a tragic accident, with both drivers in fault. It is understandable the family are upset and angry, yet theyre asking for money before the court case and before it has even been decided what treatment the boy will need (which will most likely be covered by the NHS anyway). What they are failing to miss out on their plea for money is the fact he was riding the bike at 90mph (60mph over the speed limit) with no lights on, meaning absolutely no one would have had a chance at seeing him coming whether they were sober or not. That could have been a member of your family turning the car around, to then be ploughed in to by a motorbike at such force it spun the car out. The biker also had no insurance and was allegedly riding a motorbike that is illegal for under 22's to drive. If he had been going at the speed limit with lights on, the injuries from this crash would have been minimal and the driver could have reacted accordingly and there probably would have been no accident. I fully understand the family are upset and angry and yes this was a terrible accident, but at the end of the day neither the driver or biker should have been on the road and it is not right to be asking for money before a court case has been settled, and by leaving out important facts of what actually happened to put him in his condition.

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - J (10th Apr 2017 - 13:12:42) Is all the above true?

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Rob (10th Apr 2017 - 14:13:28) A if as you said he was doing 90 he would be dead!!! His bike has been restricted so he can legally ride it. And fully insured. It looks like yr a friend of Tom, please get yr information right before making things up. And just using the letter A!!!!! You also made thinks up what the family have said. Fact Tom was over the limit full stop for the 3rd time!!!!

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - x (10th Apr 2017 - 14:21:59) I would like to address the ludicrous information that this person above has put. Firstly the treatment for the boy is very much set in stone, I know this for a fact and the money being raised is to allow him to have the best possible treatment available, which is physiotherapy once he is stable, if you were involved in an accident, you would want people to help provide you with the best treatment! In addition, if a motorbike hit a car at 90mph, the boy would've been dead, so it is ridiculous to even assume he was going that fast. The road is labeled at a speed limit that I know he adhered too, along with turning his lights on, as the incident occurred in the early evening. Who drives with no lights on in the dark? Furthermore the car did not spin out, the driver actually moved the car after the collision occurred! The damages to the car are consistent with a motorbike crash that would caused the bike to spin, but not the car. Also the cyclist was completely in his rights to drive that bike, he had passed his test fully and had limited the engine size to the regulations needed for his age! I don't this you should be so unbelievably critical and judgmental in the words you put, you have no idea of the full extent of the situation! He is battling for his life at the moment, due to the complete faults of a careless drunken driver, who only just got his license back after having it removed for 3 years due to drink driver! The court case is to settle the issues with the driver alone and his faults! The driver shouldn't have been drunk, nor should he have done an illegal U turn! In addition the driver shouldn't have been in the pub the following day enjoying a pint, but you seem to ideally leave those facts out. Next time make sure you have the facts and stop writing ridiculous comments without knowing the proper situation first.

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - A (10th Apr 2017 - 14:24:51) Rob, please wait until the court case is closed, and you can find out the full truth. The drunk driver is not the only one to blame here, and I'm trying to make that clear

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Steve (10th Apr 2017 - 14:36:57) It's so so clear that A Is a friend of Tom, Tom is always down the pub drinking far too much. I believe your statement is to try and stop him going to prison. There is no way at the speed of 90 he would be alive and who saw him doing that speed. I believe you have made this all up to make people feel sorry for Tom. But the facts are the bike was restricted to allow the boy to ride it. So A you got yr facts totally made up. I've known Tom for a long time he lives in the pub that is fact The police will know from the amount of damage to the bike how fast it was going. In the event that he was speeding then we can assume they will also be prosecuting him as well as the car driver

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - h (10th Apr 2017 - 15:52:05) I do not think that statements like "no insurance" etc should be taken as true. The police are prosecuting the car driver for being over the driving limit, that much we know. If either party is properly insured then they will look into who was liable for the "accident" in great detail. Lets wait to hear. There is no such thing as a true " accident" only a series of probabilities of outcome given the prevailing circumstances.

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Richard (10th Apr 2017 - 17:44:23) Dear Editor (and others), the amount of damage determining the speed is not always an exact science, but the higher the impact speed the lower the survival chance. If as has been suggested the rider was speeding, the courts will view that as contributory, however riding like a twit does not give other road users the right to have a collision with them and not face the consequences. Assuming the Drunken Driving allegation is true (we won't know until the court case I suspect), then society has decided that getting behind the wheel, whilst over the proscribed limit, is a bad thing, and once caught, there are consequences. If you happen to cause an accident whilst over the proscribed limit, then the full force of the law can be expected to arrive. If the injured rider had no insurance, there is no law of "Karma" at work here. Just good old fashioned stupidity. Personally I hope the rider makes a full recovery, gets back on a bike, and enjoys many more years of biking. As for the driver, if drinking is the issue, then I hope they get the help they need to control their habit too. Banning is all well and good, but it does not deal with underlying issue.

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - m (10th Apr 2017 - 17:46:03) Until the court case happens nobody will know the full truth in either party. I imagine there was law breaking on both sides if I'm being honest it's just unfortunate that the boy on the bike has serious injuries. The police will find out if the boy was speeding ect. Luckily nobody died in the incident but I feel there were faults on both sides. I hope the boy recovers.

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Rob (10th Apr 2017 - 18:54:23) A I have just been onto a motorbike shop that bike it's impossible to turn the lights off. The bike is manufactured with the feature when the bike is started the lights come on, there is no way of turning the off.

Re: Motorbike rider in Portsmouth Rd accident - Rachel (10th Apr 2017 - 19:55:52) I think this is all getting very nasty! Yes, and this is the second time. No further posts will allowed on this matter, until the police release the real facts.

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