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UTAH COUNTY — Five bicyclists were injured during a race when the driver of an SUV in front of them slammed on the brakes to avoid another vehicle. The accident happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday on State Road 92 near Timpanogos Cave in American Fork Canyon during the annual 1,000 Warriors charity bike race. Three riders were sent to the hospital. One, Dave Collins, was in very critical condition. As of late Saturday night, friends tell us Collins had been through two surgeries and was doing a little better. He was cut from his jugular to his sternum and lost a lot of blood at the scene. The other two injured bikers, Steve Beck and Mike Skousen, are expected to be OK. Friends say Skousen has been released from the hospital and Beck should be released Sunday. Two others received only minor injuries. The five riders had been looking forward to Saturday’s race. They’re all part of Red Mountain Brumby’s, a cycling club based in Mesa, Ariz. Forty five of them made the trip to Utah, including Collins.
“He’s strong and he leads the pack often. He’s cycled thousands of miles,” said a friend, John Beck, whose son was injured in the race.