Hey I went to visit Dan at Kaiser Baldwin Park Tuesday night. Here are more details from the incident. Balboa Bl. @ the 101 in Reseda, CA.
Dan was going about 40+ when he impacted and spun the SUV around 180 degrees. This is probably why he ended up close to his bike. When he attempted to reach the bike to shut it off, he realized his leg was twisted around next to him (ewww). Also, his Garmin Etrex GPS unit landed nearby and he was able to reach it. Dan cleared... uh, a number from the GPS but doesn't remember what happened to it. The GPS may have been purloined.
(I am working on getting contact numbers for the police report and so we can retrieve the bike.)
Somebody trying to remove Dan's Shoei wasn't exactly being gentle about it....Dan exclaimed
"Whoa - don't need my ears ripped off too, pal!"
Dan remembers the ambulance ride being quite rough "...didn't feel like there were any shocks on it" so that was quite painful. His leathers and helmet were transported with him. He is being given Demerol and a blood-thinning agent. He has 4 incisions and a 12" titanium rod in his left leg. At the topmost incision the doctors tried to install screws into the rod, however, Dan's muscles spasms were unscrewing it!