Johnny,
A quick one to reply:
1. The pickup driver stuck around and has tried to visit Joe several times. Also he has spoken with Joe’s wife.
2. Blame has not been established 100% but is very likely to fall in Joe's favour
3. Nope.
Thai cops have been very co-operative and Joe's wife is dealing with them with a friend who's hubby is a cop.
Joe's is far from OK but at least he's out of the woods, though it will be a fair while before he calls anyone.
Thanks for posting the details earlier David and I will pass on everyone's wishes. Just a small correction to David's post - Joe was not on the super, rather the road that runs past Tesco's connecting the Super to the N.E corner of the moat. Joe was heading south back into town on his outfit and the pickup, heading north towards the super slung a U-turn through a gap in the central divider straight into Joe's path. Seems like there were no skidmarks so this definitely happened suddenly and gave Joe nowhere to go to avoid. This all happened friday lunchtime and Joe has no recall of the accident at the moment.
Latest from today is that the docs have taken the hose from his mouth that was providing oxygen and now he has a regular mask on. Tonight/tomorrow they will wire up his jaw.
I'll provide info as and when but please be patient as a) it's going to take time for him to make a full recovery, and b) sometimes my internet connection cacks out so that I can't post straight away.
BTW, the shop will remain open monday - friday but with the emphasis on the rentals side. No heavy customer work can be taken on right now but simple stuff shouldn't be a problem.
Cheers,
Pikey.
]. No indication of how long he will have to stay in hospital as it obviously all depends on his progress but I will post again with updates.