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Dakota Roche tells the story of his crash that left him temporarily paralyzed.

Whenever Dakota Roche films for a video part, he goes all in. As some of you might have noticed, Dak has been battling injuries, and he has been off his bike for a while. Well, it turns out that he had a crazy accident that required emergency surgery and put him on a long road to recovery. Here’s a look at the riding he filmed before the crash, along with a documentary where Dakota tells the story of what happened, along with a look at his recovery so far. Fortunately, his recovery has been going really well and he’s close to getting back to riding. Check this out!

“This is a difficult video to write about and the first time I’m speaking publicly about it, but here it goes- I spent most of 2023 on the injured list, but was working on a Cult part with Grant C between injuries. Finally getting to a somewhat healthy place in November, I started really shifting gears with filming and gettin some tricks I was psyched on… unfortunately that all ended in a horrific slam on November 25th where I sustained a burst fracture in my spine causing temporary paralysis and the need for emergency surgery.

Some VERY dark times followed between a multiple night stay in the ICU and having to navigate home life with a walker, catheter, excruciating pain and a newborn baby. So many people deserve praise for their help during this time, but there’s no way I could’ve gotten through this without my wife. She became a 24/7 caretaker for our infant daughter and myself… how much she stepped up during this time cannot be overstated.

This project is a combination of a video part filmed prior to the crash, and a short documentary on my injury and life for the 4 months following. On a much more positive note, I’m 5 months post injury and have made a pretty miraculous recovery thus far. I’m blessed to say getting back to riding isn’t too far off in the future and I’m working hard every single day to make it happen. Thanks to all who support me and like what I do, it means SO much. Wallrides soon ” 🖤 – Dakota Roche

Thank you @cultcrew, @veeshermang (editing and documentary), @grantcbmx (riding footage) and @calvinkosovich (additional filming) for making this project possible.