BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WLS) -- An Orland Park man who was hit by a pickup truck as he biked cross-country for charity is opening up about the horrific experience.
Tim Lalla was hit on a road in Alabama Thursday. He suffered several major fractures and lost a number of teeth.
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Tim was in the middle of bicycling to all 30 major league baseball ballparks for the organization "Biking for Baseball." His goal was to raise $160,000 to help put children in need through college.
Tim spoke with ABC7 from his hospital bed in Birmingham about the dangers drivers present.
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"It's super scary, it's been scary for me since day one and now having it actually happen to me, I will always have that fear amplified tenfold, so overcoming a fear like that to get back on the saddle and complete a trip like this is going to be darn near impossible," Lalla said.
Tim still wants to complete his mission. Two students will get the scholarship money he helped raise in a ceremony at Wrigley Field at the end of September.
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Tim Lalla. (Biking for Baseball)