SueMc
Junior Member
How did he break his jaw with the full face helmet on? Did the helmet break or was it possibly the wrong size?
The helmet functioned exactly as it should, it was just the force and angle of the impact. When he hit the car (almost at a sideways angle), his head went up and to the side and his shoulder went down. He didn't have any road rash, as he didn't slide, he just came to a stop against the car. In addition to the head injuries, the force of the sudden stop ruptured his aorta and resulted in a brachial plexus injury (that's like a partial "unplugging" of the nerves that control the chest, shoulder and arm).
He was several years in recovery and physical therapy.