Roger Scott says he feels extremely blessed to have survived a serious motorcycle accident which occurred last Sunday. The 61-year-old ex-Senator was on vacation in Florida, making his way down Interstate 10 to visit a friend when he was caught off guard by an overturned SUV. While attempting to serve, Zien crashed his motorcycle and suffered severe injuries.
Investigators have discovered that the 24-year-old driver of the SUV lost control of his vehicle while changing lanes on the Interstate. The SUV flipped to its side in the middle of the road, where the ex-Senator crashed into it shortly thereafter.
In a testimony to the police, Zien explained that the early morning darkness prevented him from seeing the SUV until it was too late to avoid an accident. As a result of the crash, Zien suffered a broken hip, multiple breaks in his left hand, and a serious injury in his left leg which required amputation.
Zien and his wife appeared to be in good spirits when issuing statements to the press. Zien repeatedly stated how thankful he was to be alive, although he did admit that his days of intensive motorcycling may be over.
In the past, Zien has received recognition as a passionate cycling devotee and reportedly traveled over 2 million miles on his motorcycle over the past 50 years.
Police officers report that the driver of the SUV and his passenger both suffered minor injuries during the crash. The driver has been charged with failure to maintain a lane and driving with a suspended license and needs to help of a motorcycle accident lawyer, such as the ones at sutliffstout.com.