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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Fort Myers man in coma after motorcycle crashed into him

Credit: FOX 4 Now Florida
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Fort Myers man in coma after motorcycle crashed into him
Fort Myers man in coma after motorcycle crashed into him

Family members say Joseph Madden’s truck broke down on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Park 82 Dr. As he asked for help, a motorcycle ran right into him, ripping off his right leg.

He's in ICU at Lee Memorial Hospital.

ATTEND CLASS.IN ESTERO CHRISTINA EVANS FOX 4IN YOUR CORNER.MORE NOW ON THAT FORT MYERS MANWHO WAS STRUCK BY A MOTORCYCLESATURDAY NIGHT..... WE STARTEDSHOWING SOME OF THIS STORY ..EARLIER IN THE NEWS WHEN WEINTERRUPTED TO BRING YOU THEGOVERNOR’S COMMENTS LIVE.

NOW WEWANT TO SHARE THE WHOLE THING..IT HAPPENED HE TRIED TO ASK FORHELP WHEN CAR BROKE DOWN.

HISLEG HAD TO BE AMPUTATED..SO WEDON’T WANT TO LET YOU KNOW SOMEOF THE IMAGES OF HIM IN HISHOSPITAL ROOM..SHARED BY HISLOVED ONES WITH US..

MAY BETOUGH TO VIEWFOUR IN YOUR CORNER’S RACHELLOYD HAS THE STORY.:38 - :451:15 - 1:21MISTY CROSS REMEMBERS SATURDAYSTARTING AS A PRETTY GOODDAYTHEIR FAMILY SOLD THEIR HOMEAND THEY HAD A GARAGE SALE TOGET RID OF OLD THINGS BEFORETHEIR BIG MOVE TO NORTHCAROLINATHEY EVEN TOOK THEIRKIDS FOR A SWIM AFTERWARDSTHENTHINGS TOOK A BAD TURN.On the way home our truckstarted to overheat.SHE SAYS THAT’S WHEN HERBOYFRIEND JOE MADDEN PULLED OVERTHEIR LINCOLN NAVIGATOR GRABBEDJUMPER CABLESAND ATTEMPTED TOFLAG DOWN HELPI had seen something fly in myperipheral vision.SHE SAYS A MOTORCYCLE STRUCKMADDEN.Joe laying in the road, and hisleg was gone.It was completely ripped off.

Itwas about approximately 40 feetaway from his body in theopposite direction.SHE AND HER SON ATTEMPTED TOSTOP THE BLEEDING.BUT BY THETIME HE ARRIVED AT LEE MEMORIALDOCTORS PLACED HIM ON AVENTILATOR AND IN A COMAHE’SALSO SUFFERING FROM SPINALINJURIES AND INTERNAL BLEEDING.He’s a handyman.

He uses hishands.

He uses his legs.

Now hehas one leg.At the hospital, I just sitthere and I hold his hand, and Itell him baby it’s okay, I’mright here.FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENTSAYS THEY’RE INVESTIGATING WHATLED TO THE CRASHBUT MADDEN’SSISTER MICHELLE ELLIS SAYS IT’STHE MOTORCYCLIST’S FAULT.Motorcycles need to be heldaccountable for the fact thatthey feel like they own theroad.FLORIDA LAW DOES NOT REQUIREMOTORCYCLE INSURANCE TO REGISTERA BIKEBUT THERE ARE FINANCIALPENALTIES IF A MOTORCYCLIST ISFOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BODILYHARM.

CROSS SAYS SHE WANTSSTRICTER LAWS.Jail time.

Absolutely jail time.This whole situation.

Thisshould’ve never happ

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