Bicyclist Steven Gove, 56, stuck in windshield of hit-and-run driver, driver doesn't notice in Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/29/2015 - 2:36pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Cyclist: Driver didn't see me stuck in windshield

A Wisconsin man who became lodged in the windshield of a car that struck him said he turned to the driver and said, "Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle."

Wis. bicyclist stuck in windshield in hit-and-run accident

"I'm just happy to be alive," said Gove on Monday as he recalled the bizarre hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Marshall and South 16th streets. Police arrested a 20-year-old Manitowoc man who was allegedly intoxicated when he hit Gove as he was riding his three-wheeled bike.

UPDATE: Hit and run driver charged in Manitowoc County

Fifty-six-year-old Steven Gove had just finished delivering newspapers on his tricycle Jan. 18 when he was hit from behind and crashed through the windshield of the car that struck him. Gove says the man drove home, got out of the vehicle and walked away.
Steven Gove, a 56-year-old mail carrier, was on his delivery route when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Gove was wearing a neon reflective vest and his three-wheeled delivery bike had front and rear flashers on. He became lodged in the windshield and the driver continued to drive. Gove says that he turned to the driver and said, "Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle."  The driver, a 20-year-old man, failed to notice and continued driving, running a stop sign and hitting another vehicle before returning home. The driver noticed Gove when he got home. "He looked at me and said 'Who are you? What are you doing in the car?'" Gove said. "He started freaking out: 'I'm going to jail, I'm going to jail.'" The man then locked the car doors and went ito his home. Gove was able to pull himself into the car, unlock the passenger side door, and walk down the street. He was treated for cuts to the head and leg, and had glass removed from his eyes. The driver recieved treatment for a serious cut to the hand, and has not yet been charged.
People Involved: 
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