Young was a familiar face at the Bicycle Barn in Westboro and Frank's Spoke'n Wheel in Framingham, sponsor of the Minuteman Road Club. He had a nice bike but he didn't go overboard and try to buy speed. The accident, which happened on a popular cycling route, left many riders shaken. Charles Schnare of Townsend, a biking friend of Young's, said his daily bike commute to Shrewsbury has become especially tough because he rides right past the spot of the crash. Vincent, who was supposed to ride with Young and Reid that day but didn't make it because of car trouble, said last week he hadn't biked since.
Bicyclists have enough to fear in traffic without the wild card of drunken drivers thrown in.
But there's plenty of room for both motorists and cyclists who obey the rules. Just keep the drunks off the road, and the rest of us can share. Contributions in Young's memory may be made to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, PO Box 367, Holden, Mass. 01520. Patch was sentenced to two and a half years in the House of Correction, with two years to be served and the balance suspended for four years with probation. As conditions of probation, Patch was ordered to undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation and any related treatment recommended by the Probation Department, to attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and to perform 100 hours of community service.