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Man Injured in Florida Drunk Driving Accident is Optimistic

Andrew Hall lost his left leg in a Florida drunk driving accident on April 20th.  The 19-year-old was injured in an early morning accident as he stood in front of his house in Safety Harbor.  According to Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies, the driver of the Honda Accord that careened out of control and went up onto the sidewalk, was drunk.  The vehicle struck Hall.

Joshua West, the 24-year-old driver of the Honda Accord, tried to run away after the Florida car accident, but was caught nearby.  West has a history of driving offenses, including a DUI charge.  He was picked up on May 15 in Pasco County by the U.S. Marshal’s Service task force after the state department of Corrections issued a warrant for his arrest on a probation violation.   West is jailed in Hillsborough County without bail.

Five weeks after the tragic Florida auto accident, Hall is still in Bayfront Medical Center.  The wound is still exposed, his pelvis was shattered, his left arm was broken in six places and his right knee was dislocated.  He still battles infection, even though the internal bleeding is under control.

Hall has been optimistic.  He knows his left leg is gone, but he plans to get a prosthetic leg in its place.  As a toddler, Hall was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and has struggled all his life to walk without assistance.  In an article Hall stated that “I’m going to walk again.  I’m going to walk out of here.”

Hall has been an inspiration to many people.  He even received a letter from a woman saying that his story helped save her marriage.

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