Tommy Sparrow, Jr. Update

On Sunday, May 29th, Tommy Sparrow, Jr. and his father Tommy, Sr. left home for a morning motorcycle ride. It was Memorial Day weekend and the weather was perfect as the two headed toward Sprewell Bluff on the Flint River.

As they traveled west on Old Alabama Road, about two miles past the intersection of Roland Road, the two started around a curve and were met head-on by a full size Chevrolet truck driven by 45 year old Marcus G. Moore of Kingsland, Georgia. Moore had been drinking and was traveling 58 miles per hour in a 45 zone, he lost control entering the curve and struck both the motorcycles. Tommy, Sr. was fatally injured and Tommy, Jr. was life-flighted to the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.

Tommy, Jr. suffered two fractured vertebra, a severe bruise to his spinal column, his left leg was broken is several places, his right ankle had three broken bones and his left elbow was shattered. He has endured three surgeries and will have a fourth next Monday to repair the ankle. Tommy has not been out of bed since the accident and it is still uncertain if the back injuries will leave permanent damage.

Tommy has been moved from the critical care unit into a private room, his wife Lisa has been at his bedside during the entire ordeal. They have three grown children and had recently moved into their home on Tanyard Road in Pike county.

Tommy will be out of work for the foreseeable future, a fund has been established at United Bank for donations to help the family cover living expenses.