Council Member Priforce Hit By Car: Recovering at Home, Shoulder broken in two places
Emeryville City Council member Kalimah Priforce was released from Highland Hospital Wednesday after having spent the night in the emergency department as a result of being struck by a car Tuesday. The Councilman sustained a broken shoulder in two locations and other minor injuries after the car struck him while he was riding his bike to volunteer at ECAP to help distribute food to needy community members.
The shoulder injury is very painful the Councilman reports and he may still have to undergo surgery according to his surgeon. The shoulder break is severe and he may take up to a year for a full recovery he indicated.
It is unknown at this time if Mr Priforce will miss the next Council meeting scheduled for November 18th. He is currently on pain medication and waiting for a call to return to the hospital for further treatment.
Hopefully Oakland makes San Pablo safer to bike on. Mr. Priforce should reach out to Traffic Violence Rapid Response because they've helped push bike safety projects forward in Oakland when others were hit by vehicles.
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That is awful but glad Mr. Priforce is relatively OK. Get well soon.
ReplyDeleteWishing a speedy recovery for Council person Priforce.
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