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Jason Spaceman
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Fort Erie man in lawsuit tells court of injuries Mountain bicycle had
been recalled just days before
Jan. 27, 2006. 05:26 AM
LESLIE FERENC
STAFF REPORTER
Nathan Anthony Resch's life changed in a heartbeat after an accident
on a defective mountain bike left him brain damaged and his face
disfigured.
More than seven years after the accident on a Fort Erie street, the
now 23-year-old and his parents, Annette and Mark Crayden, are suing
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.; the bike's Montreal manufacturer, Procycle
Group Inc.; and an associated Procycle company, Gestion R.A.D. Inc.
Resch took the stand yesterday on the first day of the civil trial
before Ontario Superior Court Justice Nancy Spies and a six-member
jury. The soft-spoken young man wiped away tears as he talked about
painful internal and external injuries and the emotional damage he's
suffered since the accident May 18, 1998. Resch testified he doesn't
remember anything about the accident or much of the 10 days he spent
in a Buffalo hospital where he underwent major reconstructive facial
surgery.
Resch suffered severe head injuries, including a fractured forehead
and lower jaw. He said his tongue was cut in half, part of his nose
was crushed and he suffered multiple facial cuts.
The injuries occurred when the front suspension forks separated from
the frame of his CCM Heat bike purchased at the Fort Erie Canadian
Tire store, his lawyer, Craig Brown, told the jury. Resch was sent
flying into the air before crash landing face first on the pavement,
the jury heard.
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http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Co...ageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
or http://tinyurl.com/aaw34
(get a login & password at
http://www.bugmenot.com/view.php?url=www.thestar.com)
J. Spaceman
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Fort Erie man in lawsuit tells court of injuries Mountain bicycle had
been recalled just days before
Jan. 27, 2006. 05:26 AM
LESLIE FERENC
STAFF REPORTER
Nathan Anthony Resch's life changed in a heartbeat after an accident
on a defective mountain bike left him brain damaged and his face
disfigured.
More than seven years after the accident on a Fort Erie street, the
now 23-year-old and his parents, Annette and Mark Crayden, are suing
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.; the bike's Montreal manufacturer, Procycle
Group Inc.; and an associated Procycle company, Gestion R.A.D. Inc.
Resch took the stand yesterday on the first day of the civil trial
before Ontario Superior Court Justice Nancy Spies and a six-member
jury. The soft-spoken young man wiped away tears as he talked about
painful internal and external injuries and the emotional damage he's
suffered since the accident May 18, 1998. Resch testified he doesn't
remember anything about the accident or much of the 10 days he spent
in a Buffalo hospital where he underwent major reconstructive facial
surgery.
Resch suffered severe head injuries, including a fractured forehead
and lower jaw. He said his tongue was cut in half, part of his nose
was crushed and he suffered multiple facial cuts.
The injuries occurred when the front suspension forks separated from
the frame of his CCM Heat bike purchased at the Fort Erie Canadian
Tire store, his lawyer, Craig Brown, told the jury. Resch was sent
flying into the air before crash landing face first on the pavement,
the jury heard.
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Read it at
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Co...ageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
or http://tinyurl.com/aaw34
(get a login & password at
http://www.bugmenot.com/view.php?url=www.thestar.com)
J. Spaceman