The search is on for a driver who hit a beloved veterinary worker while riding his bike to work Monday morning. His wife is now at his bedside as she recovers from serious injuries. Forty-one-year-old Joe Haycock was hit by a gray car. at the intersection of Annunciation and Jefferson while riding his bike to work at Crescent City Vet. His wife Jenn Suran said he rode his bike to work every day for the past 12 years. Suran said: “I got the call and went as fast as I could. I got to them, and there was so much blood on the ground. It was shocking. I was shaking like a leaf.” Suran held back tears as he lay on the ground . her husband’s side in the intensive care unit on Thursday. Suran said: “He has a brain injury. He has about 20 staples in his head. He also has a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. Also, lung problems from blood clots in his lungs. Fortunately, he had his helmet . he hadn’t, he wouldn’t be here.” Surveillance video shows Haycock running through a stop sign as a vehicle drives up Jefferson around 7 a.m. The car is seen crashing. Those who witnessed the aftermath said the driver took off shortly after. “People come too fast. You know, it’s a 25 mph speed zone,” said neighbor Kathleen Robinson. Robinson lives near the scene of the accident and said when he saw Haycock on the ground, he got out to help until officers arrived. “He was a little cooler and I was worried about the trauma. And he was in shock, so I went and got a blanket and gave it to him,” Robinson said. At the Crescent City Vet, where Joe works, the owners said everyone is taking the situation hard. Ned Henry said many of his employees ride their bikes to work, so he installed this bike rack. “I still ride my bike to work. But now I feel more defensive,” Henry said. Suran said she hopes the driver comes forward. “Running away is a terrible thing to do. You can’t just run away from the scene of an accident, especially when there’s a human bleeding on the ground. I think it’s cowardly, but there’s time to do the right thing,” said Suran . .Suran worked with a lawyer who is also working to find the driver through surveillance in the neighborhood. Bike advocates told WDSU that there has been an increase in hit-and-runs here in the state. The family, meanwhile, settled down. a GoFundMe account, to help with medical expenses. Fundraising by Rachel Darrow: Pet Caregiver in ICU after Bicycle Hit and Run ♥️ (gofundme.com)
The search is on for a driver who hit a beloved veterinary worker while riding his bike to work Monday morning.
His wife is now at his bedside as she recovers from serious injuries.
Forty-one-year-old Joe Haycock was hit by a gray car at the intersection of Annunciation and Jefferson while riding his bike to work at Crescent City Vet. His wife Jenn Suran said he rode his bike to work every day for the past 12 years.
Suran said: “I got the call and went as fast as I could. I ran to them, and there was so much blood on the ground. It was shocking. I was shaking like a leaf.”
Suran held back tears as she stood by her husband’s side in the intensive care unit on Thursday.
Suran said: “He has a brain injury. He has about 20 staples in his head. He also has a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. Also, lung problems from blood clots in his lungs. Fortunately, he had his helmet . didn’t have, I wouldn’t be here.”
Surveillance video shows Haycock running a stop sign as a vehicle drives up Jefferson around 7 a.m. The car is seen crashing. Those who witnessed the aftermath said the driver took off shortly after.
“People come too fast. You know, it’s a 25 mph speed zone,” said neighbor Kathleen Robinson.
Robinson lives near the scene of the accident and said when she saw Haycock on the ground, she went to help until officials arrived.
“He was a little cooler and I was worried about the trauma. And he was in shock, so I went and got a blanket and gave it to him,” Robinson said.
At the Crescent City Vet, where Joe works, the owners said everyone is taking the situation hard.
Ned Henry said many of his employees ride their bikes to work, so he installed this bike rack.
“I still ride my bike to work. But now I feel more defensive,” Henry said.
Suran said she hopes the driver comes forward.
“Running away is a terrible thing to do. You can’t just run away from the scene of an accident, especially when there’s a human bleeding on the ground. I think it’s cowardly, but there’s time to do the right thing,” said Suran . .
Suran worked with a lawyer who is also working to find the driver through neighborhood surveillance.
Bike advocates told WDSU there has been an increase in hit-and-runs here in the state.
The family, meanwhile, has set up a GoFundMe account to help with medical expenses.
Fundraising by Rachel Darrow: Pet Caregiver in ICU after Bicycle Hit and Run ♥️ (gofundme.com)
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