but romano never imagines that in just seconds, one of those kite surfers is about to become the story of the day. we saw him go up about 40 feet, at least, and then slam into the ground. that i ll never forget. i remember just seeing him slam straight into the ground. and then i thought that was the end of it. i thought he was going to land on the sand and that s it, but then it pulled him again. the wind catapults the kite surfer as he flies past romano and his crew directly across a busy highway, about 200 feet. didou see that parasailer? yeah! that poor guy. in a matter of seconds he hit literally right over there up against that wall. and he pretty much just stayed right there and just wasn t really moving. romano and several others run over to the surfer. the wind took him and hit him right about here somewhere and he collapsed right around here. this is where he was lying down. at first he wasn t moving. then we just saw him shaking
roller. on my face. it was fun. in fact, matt had so much fun, he wants to try the stunt again. when matt made his first attempt to jump the holly roller, it was scary enough to watch him bounce off it, let alone to tell me he wanted to do it again. i had the urge to go for it again to see how far i could get. maybe if i push harder this time i ll have just enough to get over it. he gave it a little more force, he straightened out a couple more pieces of plywood and pedaled full throttle at this thing, really went at it. it s not enough. he bounced his head off the back of that septic tank and threw him another couple of feet down to the ground again. this time he doesn t jump to his feet. he wasn t moving. he was hurt and hurt bad. that s what scared us.
we saw him go up about 40 feet, at least, and then slam into the ground. that i ll never forget. i remember just seeing him slam straight into the ground. and then i thought that was the end of it. i thought he was going to land on the sand and that s it, but then it pulled him again. the wind catapults the kite surfer as he flies past romano and his crew directly across a busy highway, about 200 feet. did you see that parasailer? yeah! that poor guy. in a matter of seconds he hit literally right over there up against that wall. and he pretty much just stayed right there and just wasn t really moving. romano and several others run over to the surfer. the wind took him and hit him right about here somewhere and he collapsed right around here. this is where he was lying down. at first he wasn t moving. then we just saw him shaking like a little bit. his name, they later learn, is kevin kearney. he s 28 years old and barely conscious. help arrives within seconds to
seeing. it was kind of surreal. it was like did that really happen? and then was he okay. officer white pulls over to the far right of the freeway and backs his car up toward duffy, who is laying in the shoulder. i immediately called for extra officers and for medical help. when i first got to him, he wasn t saying anything. he wasn t moving. i could see major scrapes on his shoulder. scrapes on his back. his hands were bleeding. i asked him questions, make sure he was okay. he responded to me pushing on him, and that was it. help arrived on the scene, and duffy is taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries, which include road rash, scrapes, and bruises. officer white says it s lucky duffy wasn t hurt worse. that s the most traveled freeway in utah, i m sure it s the busiest. he was in danger of getting hit by another car. he is lucky he didn t hit his head and lucky he came out with no broken bones. he is lucky all the way around.
that i ll never forget. i remember just seeing him slam straight into the ground. and then i thought that was the end of it. i thought he was going to land on the sand and that s it, but then it pulled him again. the wind catapults the kite surfer as he flies past romano and his crew directly across a busy highway, about 200 feet. did you see that parasailer? yeah! that poor guy. in a matter of seconds he hit literally right over there up against that wall. and he pretty much just stayed right there and just wasn t really moving. romano and several others run over to the surfer. the wind took him and hit him right about here somewhere and he collapsed right around here. this is where he was lying down. at first he wasn t moving. then we just saw him shaking like a little bit. his name, they later learn, is kevin kearney. he s 28 years old and barely conscious. help arrives within seconds to take him to a nearby hospital. romano fears the worst.