Jimmy,
Austin, Texas  April 29, 2005

Thank you for coming to my personal webpage. In the next few pictures you will learn about a time in my life that not many are aware of, that of being involved in two auto accidents that have forever changed how I deal with life.

In life one get's accustomed to having or doing the same things whenever or wherever we want to, such was my outlook walking, running, cycling, pretty much everything else you can think of.  However all this changed because of two accidents.

In February 1996, I was involved in a head-on collision (see picture #8).  This accident left me with injuries to my spinal cord and chest. On March 2000, I was involved in my second accident (see pictures #9-#12) that resulted in several fractures to the left side of my body; left leg (see pictures with pins drilled into my left leg), left clavicle, left rib bone, and head injury.  Because of all this, I now have problems to the chest and stomach, feels something like getting a bad leg cramp.  This can happen at anytime; eating, watching television/movies, cycling, swimming, walking/jogging, reading, etc.

I still am able to swim, some light cycling, and walking fast, almost like slow jogging.  Well, as I come across some more pics I'll updated this page.  Thanks for stopping by.

Jimmy

 

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Capital of Texas Sprint Triathlon, Austin, Tx. Competing in a circuit race in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas,  Mexico Picture taken a week before 2nd accident, 2000.  This was the very first road bicycle I bought, teammates call the Bianchi the Green Monster.  Picture taken in South Padre Island, Tx. Sea World Sprint Triathlon.  San Antonio, Tx.
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© Kreutz Photography

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© Velogal

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© Velogal

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Lance Armstrong and me.  Liz Kreutz, thanks for taking this pic.  Lance and me again.  Thanks, Velogal. Again, Lance and me.  Velogal, you took a pic of my fat behind.  Funny. Thanks for the pic though! This is me at the annual, Salt Lake City, Utah "Snowbird" climb.  The Rocky Mountain course rises 3,500 vertical feet in 10 miles.  Sweet!
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This is what is left of SUV I was driving in head-on accident.  The other driver/truck was estimated at having struck me about 60-70 miles mph.  Ouch. Car I was driving in 2nd car accident.  This one caused the fractures. External Fixature I had drilled into my left leg (on for three months). External Fixature I had drilled into my left leg (on for three months).
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External Fixature I had drilled into my left leg (on for three months). That's me lap swim training for a sprint triathlon.