Via Bike Cleveland, who posted the news to its Facebook page, Snyder suffered hip and leg injuries and a fractured skull. Emergency medics arrived quickly on scene, and Snyder underwent surgery to repair her hip and leg and to relieve the swelling in her brain.
Around noon Monday, an update was posted: Snyder remains in critical condition and physicians are concerned that her brain injuries may be life-threatening. She is currently unconscious.
Christopher Alvarado, the Executive Director of Slavic Village Development Corporation and a Bike Cleveland Board Member, started a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for Snyder’s medical bills.
“Those of you who know Shelli know how strong she is in body, mind, and spirit,” Alvarado wrote. “She has been there for all of us [to make] cycling safer and better for Cleveland. It’s time for us to be there for her.”
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2016.
I live in West Galcier near where she was hit. A friend of ours was one of the first on the scene to help her. What can we do locally to help her & her family?
I would think to help locally see if her family needs help with lodging, food, and transportation. Those expenses can add up for family coming from out of town. The hospital may be able to forward your offer to them.
Hello Wendy – you don’t know me – my name is Michael Sutton. I was given your name by a sales associate at Geigers in Lakewood. While talking to the gentleman about my most current ambitious adventure to cycle from Cleveland to San Fransisco, he had mentioned your cycle to Seattle , and stated that you are one of Cleveland’s famed cyclist. He had also mentioned that you were in a very serious accident, and recovering. This brings me to why I’m writing…I was originally going to cycle cross country for nothing more than adventure. After learning about your accident, and researching it online, I now feel compelled to help you out any way possible – or to carry on, and complete the cycle you had started. My journey begins soon, maybe the middle of March – I hope this is the correct Wendy , my message finds you , and you have a speedy recovery – and most important, to help you any way possible via my cycle … I can also bake you some cookies too!