Broward County

Pembroke Pines cyclist faces a long road back from crash and brain injury

Chuck Woods was hospitalized for 10 days at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.
Chuck Woods was hospitalized for 10 days at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood. Courtesy of Elizabeth Ramon

Most Sunday mornings, Charles Woods doesn’t need much motivation for his weekly 40-mile bike ride. But on March 22, the 56-year-old had something else to look forward to on his ride: wearing a newly tailored jersey.

Woods put on his gear, mounted the bike and was off around 7 a.m. Ten days later, he woke up at Memorial Regional Hospital after being hit by a car, leaving him with a broken arm and a traumatic brain injury doctors say could take “months to a couple years” to recover.

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