http://www.wbal.com/article/90730/21/template-story/Hang-Glider-In-Shock-Trauma-

The story below was completely bogus:

http://www.wboc.com/story/18720431/hang-glider-accident-in-caroline-county

The headline in the link to this story was bogus:

http://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_562e1c18-b004-11e1-b379-0019bb2963f4.html

I witnessed the poor landing from about 1,500' and a quarter of a mile south of
him. As you can see from the picture above, Paul Vernon has wheels on his
basetube. Those wheels do not do any good in a wheat field. I saw that he came
in fast and then suddenly nosed over.

I didn't notice that he didn't move, wasn't concerned that the landing had been
that bad, and kept on going another half mile to work zero sink north of a tree
line north of him. I came back later to land across the street from him. When I
came back I saw that his glider was still nose down and that there were two
trucks parked on the highway near him. As I set up the landing the rescue
vehicles showed up.

Later a helicopter came in and transported him to the hospital.

I had heard that he had done a wheel landing at the Ridgely Airpark earlier on his
first launch and didn't round out, tried to get up to do a foot landing and
landed hard on his wheels. Sunny talked to him about his landing. Obviously wheat is going to grab the base bar and make you nose over, if you don't flare above it.

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120607/NEWS01/120607006

Me on TV:
http://www.wboc.com/story/18720431/hang-glider-accident-in-caroline-county