Motorcycle crash survivor meets the man that saved his life
10:04 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2006
24-year-old Josh Greening wrecked his motorcycle last month hitting the road at more than 70 mph.
He was lying unnoticed near the roadway for nearly an hour.
49 News helped to reunite Greening and the man who came to his rescue.
"I wonder well, how did nobody see me, but then on the other hand, you know, I'm not mad that somebody didn't see me earlier,” survivor, Josh Greening said.
After crashing his motorcycle on highway 75 in the early morning hours of August 22, 2006, 24-year-old Josh Greening faded in and out of consciousness for more than an hour in a nearby ditch; that was before one man pulled over and made the call to 911 that may have saved Greening's life.
"I was running late for work that day and that morning I was just having a tough time getting out of bed,” Tod Bowden said.
Tod Bowden said he thought he saw something out of place as he drove past the spot where Greening crashed.
So without knowing what he saw, Bowden turned his car around and discovered Greening lying unconscious near the road.
"I knelt down next to his head and said what ever you do, don't move. Just lay as still as can be,” he said.
For the first time since the accident Josh and his parents had the opportunity to thank his rescuer.
“You were laying length wise, feet to the south head to the north,” Bowden said.
"I'm just so thankful that he wanted to get involved. A lot of people think I'm too busy, I don't have time, but he was running late for work,” Josh’s mom, Rhonda Greening said.
"This was God watching over him and Tod being there and stopping when he did. A lot of things went right that didn't have to,” Josh’s father, Gary Greening said.
And while Greening said he's still in a lot of pain and must endure three days of physical therapy a week he said he's glad he finally got to say thank you.
"It's a person I've never met before but they stopped to see if I was okay,” Josh Greening said.
The Kansas department of transportation reports more than 500 motorcycle accidents already this year. More than 20 have been fatal.
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