Kory Jones
wine salesman
“I used to work for the Border Patrol, and I tore ligaments in my ankle while chasing someone down.”
Laurel Summerville
Powell’s Sweet Shoppe employee
“I was riding a skateboard down Grand Avenue, going way too fast, and I got speed wobbles and fell off. I had scrapes on my hands, knees, shoulder, and a huge raspberry on my hip.”
Wade Lutrick
Student
“When I was young, I was riding my bike and my handlebars got twisted. I fell hard and pretty much scraped off the whole side of my face.”
Mike Miller
Landscaper
“I was skateboarding a makeshift ramp with my friends, and I fell off and got the worst road rash of my life on my shoulder. I probably should have got stitches, because I ended up not being able to put on my wetsuit for three months, and I have a permanent scar.”
This article appears in Oct 14-21, 2010.