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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 08:42 AM
Bad news abounds


Started to post about a terrible accident involving Keri and Mike of the Pyramid Resort and then I read about Juanita...Sending her our prayers

Now for Keri...She and Mike were returning from shopping at Paco's little store in La Mision on June 5th when they were T'boned by a couple of drunk Mexicans...Keri suffered mulitple factures of her hip and Mike has a severly broken arm...

The guys who hit them were coming off the Toll road and apparently never even slowed down when they hit the Libre.

The guys tried to flee the scene but the cops arrested them a short time later.

Keri is still in the Conorado Convalesent Hospital and they say that she may be in the hospital for some time.

Her cell phone is 619-947-2666 and she would love to have a few Nomads chat with her and break up the boredom.




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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 08:48 AM


Thanks for the news, Bernie.
Wishing all is well for Mike and Keri.
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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 08:50 AM


What a bad day for them... thanks for letting us know Bernie!



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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 09:00 AM


Thanks for letting us know Bernie - if you are in contact with her please send her our best...



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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 09:50 AM


Wishing for a speedy recovery.

I'm so glad they caught the bast.rds!




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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 10:07 AM


thanks Bernie, Mike and Kerri are #1 people in my book.



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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 11:49 AM


Keri has always been one of my favorite people on this board, her energy is always positive, she gives good knowledgeable advise, and she was oh so kind to my Dad when he went up for the Authors get-together at her place.
I am so sorry to hear about her and her husbands accident, please Bernie as I am far, far away, could you give her my best wishes for a speedy recovery when you next communicate with her. Sara
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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 04:01 PM


Really sorry to hear about this. Get well soon Keri.

I'm guessing that from Bernie's description, it's just another example of how little value stop signs are in Mexico. While it may be a problem almost everywhere, for me, when driving in Mexico, I never trust that stop signs for cross traffic will mean stop.
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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 04:28 PM


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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
when driving in Mexico, I never trust that stop signs for cross traffic will mean stop.


That attitude is likely to get you rear-ended. ;D

I'm very familiar with that particular off ramp and have witnessed a half-dozen or more accidents there. Typically, federals park near the off ramp and give tickets for failure to stop. A good friend who owned a B&B near La Fonda was killed while she was walking home. They never found the vehicle. At the top of the list was a car that exited at a high rate of speed and ran under the back end of a Semi who was parked in the exit...Driver asleep. This is more common than one would think. A large majority of truckers treat off ramps as rest stops. :rolleyes:




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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 04:28 PM


What a small world, she got ahold of me when she was setting up their insurance plan and I tried to help her do it the best way, hopefully it is working as she hoped.



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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 04:42 PM


Sorry to hear... get well fast..



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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 05:33 PM


Oh my goodness...so sorry for the accident. I hope Keri has a laptop in her hospital room...do hospitals have wifi? Please send our love and wishes for a speedy recovery to Keri for us.



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[*] posted on 6-21-2011 at 09:30 PM
My Heart Goes Out to Them


I have never met them, but I hope that Keri and Mike recover.

Yes, Dave, I also remember about the terrible accident at that intersection at La Fonda/Alisitos.

Too dark, too much speed, too many drunks at night.

Common wisdom is don't drive after dark; I would add, please don't walk after dark near a highway.




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[*] posted on 6-22-2011 at 05:23 AM


i'll be calling her later this morning to pass along the good wishes.



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[*] posted on 6-22-2011 at 08:48 AM


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Originally posted by woody with a view
i'll be calling her later this morning to pass along the good wishes.


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[*] posted on 6-22-2011 at 09:00 AM


... great locals, all our thoughts,... that area has become a very dangerous, cluddered, tacky sign hole, please slow down and be aware of the dangers!...
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[*] posted on 6-22-2011 at 10:05 AM


I spoke with Keri yesterday and she is in pretty good spirits considering the circumstances. She was pretty sure that the people in the other car who ran the stop sign and caused the accident had been caught by the authorities, which is good.

The one frustrating thing for Keri at the moment is that the facility where she is staying does not have wireless internet, so she would need a wireless dongle + service to be able to get online. She has not been able to do any work for the Pyramid since the accident on June 5th. If there are any technically inclined Nomads out there that might have a dongle she could borrow I am sure it would be greatly appreciated.




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[*] posted on 6-22-2011 at 05:54 PM


Keri is doing good. 12 pins in her hips.....

she is hoping to be released by the end of June and then 3 months of not putting weight on her legs-yikes.

she said to give all y'alls a big hello!




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[*] posted on 6-22-2011 at 06:06 PM


Thanks Woody! Good news, considering.
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[*] posted on 6-22-2011 at 07:29 PM


That's how it happens. Right out of nowhere.
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