Motorcycle ride fundraiser planned for man critically injured by drunk driver

POCATELLO — Around 300 bikers will return to nan roads to raise money for a chap motorcyclist who was critically injured.

On May 29, Greg Hamann was struck by a drunk driver astatine 45 mph while he was stopped astatine a reddish light. Hamann, who wasn’t wearing a helmet astatine nan time, remains successful captious information complete 3 weeks later. In bid to assistance his family, Hamann’s erstwhile employer has organized a fundraiser called ‘Ride for Greg’ that will return spot this Saturday.

“We’re conscionable trying to support it wherever they tin still spell down and beryllium location for their dada and benignant of return nan unit disconnected nan family for nan clip being,” said Adam Girard, proprietor of C&G Sales and Service, an car repair shop successful Pocatello.

While Hamann had precocious started a caller occupation astatine nan clip of his accident, his relative and uncle still activity for Girard.

“Greg is family, moreover though we’re not blood,” Girard said.

The measurement that Girard describes him, Hamann is nan benignant of personification who would springiness “his garment disconnected his back.”

“Even if I asked them to do thing that wasn’t really his job, he’d beryllium nan first personification to jump to do it, and he would do that for anybody,” Girard said.

Girard said that Hamann worked difficult for him while employed, and he was nan only 1 bringing successful an income for his family.

Courtesy C&G Sales and Service

Hamann has a wife, Nichole, and six children betwixt nan ages of 4 months and 12 years old. He’s presently being treated successful Utah, and his family has been travelling to sojourn him.

Having acquisition successful fundraising, Girard decided to put together ‘Ride for Greg.’ Originally, he only expected to get astir 100 bikers, but nan number of group saying they’ll beryllium location has tripled.

“This point has became bigger than I ever expected,” Girard said.

The motorcyclists will 2400 Garrett Way successful Pocatello, and commencement an complete 100 mile way done American Falls, Aberdeen, Pingree, Blackfoot and past yet backmost down to nan starting constituent successful Pocatello. This will statesman astatine 9:30 a.m. and they expect to beryllium backmost astatine astir 2:00 p.m.

Upon returning, nan motorcyclists will beryllium capable to eat nutrient and participate successful a raffle and a silent auction. They’ll beryllium serving pulled pork sandwiches, fried chicken, pizza, respective sides and chips.

To thrust nan route, motorcyclists will salary $20 per personification and $5 for a plate. Raffle tickets spell individually for $5 aliases 5 tickets for $20. All of nan proceeds will spell to nan Hamann family.