Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
I think it's safe to say that fork didn't "fail." Something broke it.
The only thing that's safe to say is that neither of us were there, so neither one of us can draw a definitive conclusion. There were three other riders one in front two behind. None of them was her hit anything or saw anything get jammed. So, as unlikely as it sounds, fork failure is a possibility. We'll never know for sure.