The new year brings a 'real' new beginning for a Houston business-owner who was almost killed by a driver who plowed into him last fall. It was where FM 2920 crosses over the Grand Parkway in Northwest Harris County just before sunrise, because that was the only time Philip Shama could find to ride with his busy schedule. But even with all the lights and technology to let him see and be seen, all it took was a driver running the light to jeopardize everything.
Today, it's a medical miracle that Shama is back in the Washington corridor business that bears his name, and able to be among family, friends, and customers. 'I definitely don't remember the accident, and I don't remember anything from the next five days,' he says. The injuries that Shama suffered were catastrophic. Every rib on his left side was broken, along with a leg and shattered collarbone. Internal injuries and surgeries left him in a Medical Center ICU for more than a month. 'The doctors, I guess, weren't sure, in the first day, if I was gonna' make it,' he later learned. 'To me, I woke up and was, like, I'm fine. What's wrong with me?' Attorney Charlie Thomas, who founded the Bike Law Firm, says the story is a common one, '2024 was not a great year.' Get news, weather and so much more on the new FOX LOCAL app Among his cases, Thomas represented cyclists hit by a teenage driver in Waller County in 2021. He says ambivalence and distraction are the main causes of drivers who hit cyclists. 'If you're using your eyes, and you're looking through the windshield, you should be able to see anything in front of you and stop in time to not hit that person.' In the weeks that followed his crash, friends and the cycling community rallied with financial and emotional support for Philip Shama, his wife, and toddler twins. Going forward, he expects his bike riding will be different: more measured and more considere
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