For the Grevers family from Deerfield, Illinois, their Bahamian vacation hit an unexpected bump in the road following a motor-cycle accident yesterday.
The family was out sightseeing when 18-year-old Michael Grevers and his sister Nicole toppled off the scooter they were riding.
The pair said they slipped on a oil slick that covered a large section of Shirley Street just in front of The Tribune’s office.
The rest of the family riding on two other bikes saw the fall and were able to stop and jump off their bikes.
Although Nicole escaped with minor bruises to her legs, her brother was not as lucky.
When paramedics from MediVac arrived at the scene, a preliminary examination suggested that Michael, who lay in obvious pain on the sidewalk, may have suffered a dislocated knee.
Nicole told The Tribune that her family had three days left in their two-week Christmas vacation and were staying at the SunSpree Hotel on Paradise Island.
She said that she, Michael and their parents, Jan and Beatrice, and brother Daniel had had a wonderful time, particularly at the Boxing Day Junkanoo parade, which she described as incredible.
Nicole took the whole accident in her stride; saying that during every vacation her family has taken they have had to go to a doctor or a hospital.
Her father, however, was a bit more upset that such a large spill was not cleaned up. He said a passing motorist had told him that, prior to his family’s incident, another cyclist had also fallen.
However, he said he doubted that the incident would dampen his family’s visit.
Police officers were on hand to divert traffic, call for an ambulance and alert the hotel to collect the bikes, while the family rushed to the hospital.
By CARA BRENNEN Tribune Staff Reporter
