I like this report better, it explains it better. I think he was first splayed on the windshield at impact then he fell off onto the ground. So it was one then the other, not both simultaneously.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/23/politics/politico/main428627 9.shtml --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Looks like the cyclist was confused or lying. A man can't BOTH be on > the ground and splayed across a windshield. > > Stephanie > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Every article I read used the same quote from the cyclist: > > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0708/537957.html > > > > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" > > <ssmilay@> wrote: > > > >> > >> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > >> > not sure if all is forgiven, but the incident was the trigger that > >> > made them discover the brain tumor. The article went on to say that > >> > when people have a car accident that they don't recall or some such, > >> > the medical profession is trained to test for brain tumors. A symptom > >> > is apparently no recollection of killing or injuring people (or > >> > noticing them splayed on your windshield??!) > >> > >> I didn't read anywhere that splaying was involved. I got the > >> impression that the person who was hit was not badly hurt, which > >> wouldn't have been the case if he'd ended up on the windshield. > >> > >> Not to defend Novak, but exaggeration doesn't help make anyone's case. > >> > >> > >> Stephanie > >> > > > > >
