»On recovery

A good piece by Joan Ryan, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle: Trauma transforms doctor.

The impact snapped the cyclist's spinal column. He slid backward under the Range Rover, clear through to the other side, folded at the waist like a napkin. The SUV's undercarriage left a streak of motor oil on his cycling shirt.

... The driver panicked and took off. Witnesses helped police track the vehicle to Fairfax. They found Frazee's chinstrap snagged on the SUV's undercarriage.
The driver served 60 days in jail for leaving the scene and driving with a suspended license but was not found at fault in the collision. He claimed Frazee had gone out of control and hurtled into the vehicle. Frazee has no memory of the accident except that he was going fast enough to pass two cars on the downhill.