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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – An 85-year-old Tucson man is recovering from multiple skull fractures and broken bones after an incident on Thursday, June 25 on the Loop, and his family believes he was attacked during his ride.
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Dick Walker, who has ridden the Loop for ten years, said he remembers cycling through the underpass near Grant Road when he saw a woman facing a wall.
“I got by her and then the next thing I remember, the paramedics were there,” Walker said.
Walker said he does not remember the accident but said he fell on his right side and woke up seeing paramedics. He reported feeling pain in his head and throughout his body.
He is now recovering at Banner UMC’s Trauma Center, where he is being treated for three skull fractures, broken ribs, a broken shoulder, a broken neck and hearing loss in one ear.
“I have three fractures of the skull, in my sinus area, my nose. My neck was broken, my ribs are broken and my shoulder is broken,” Walker said.
His daughter, Jill Noel Lecaros, flew in after hearing the news. She said Walker told her the day after the incident that he believed he had been struck.
“He said, ‘I think I got hit in the head with a baseball bat or a 2 by 4,’” Lecaros said. She also pointed to damage on her father’s helmet as evidence of an impact. “But this dent, it didn’t hit anything, it’s not scuffed. Something hit it. Something hit it and knocked him off the bike,” Lecaros said.
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The Tucson Police Department is investigating the incident and said it cannot confirm whether Walker was attacked. As of the latest reporting, no witnesses have been located. The family is urging anyone with information to come forward and report it to law enforcement.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said he believes a multi-regional approach can help improve safety along the Loop, an initiative included in a proposal by Pima County’s District 5 Supervisor Andres Cano.
“We do so much regionally with our regional partners, and the loop, being 130 plus miles goes through every jurisdiction that there is,” Nanos said.
Despite his injuries, Walker said he intends to ride the Loop again and wants others to be aware of the risks.
“I need to do it to make people aware of what can happen if you’re not careful, and even if you are careful. You just need to be aware that it can be dangerous,” Walker said.
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