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People wanting to help or stay updated on the condition of Aspen resident Don Bird, who has been hospitalized in the Denver area since a serious bike crash July 28 on Maroon Creek Road, have several options.
At Alpine Bank, an account called “Donald Bird Benefit” is open for contributions. People can make deposits at any Alpine Bank location or can send checks, money orders or cashier’s checks to the the attention of Mary Ryerson, Alpine Bank President, 600 E. Hopkins Ave. Suite 001, Aspen, CO 81611.
Jack Bird, Molly Ireland, Don Bird and Katie Bird. (Courtesy photo)
Austin Owen and Anderson Cole, who are friends of the family, also are crowd-sourcing donations on the GoFundMe site.
While the details of events surrounding that fateful morning crash remain unclear, the date of a life-changing, head-on collision on Highway 82 remains forever etched in Diana Mozâs memory.
âOctober 21. I canât forget that date,â Moz, of Carbondale, recalled this week. She is still feeling the effects of the multi-vehicular accident that required the 31-year-old and her two sons to be airlifted to Denver for advanced medical treatment. Mozâs infant daughter, who was also riding in their SUV, miraculously escaped injury.
The investigation into the crash continues, but no update was available this week from the Colorado State Patrol. What is known and was reported at the time is that during the morning rush hour, Mozâs vehicle, while heading upvalley, was struck head-on by a half-ton pickup truck going downvalley near Jim Grange Lane. The driver was a 51-year-old man from New Castle. Four other vehicles were caught in the chain reaction.