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Cannabis impairment was factor in crash that killed woman last Sept.: EPS
edmonton.ctvnews.ca Police have laid charges in a fatal crash that happened in Sept. 2018.
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TRIBUTE TUESDAY - Elaine Arnold Injured February 16, 2012 On February 16, 2012, shortly before 8 am, Elaine’s life changed forever. She was on her way to work when a Ford Explorer ran through a stop sign, hitting her Mazda Protégé with such force that the impact sent Elaine’s vehicle crashing into a building. The driver was impaired and travelling at high rates of speed. He was charged with refusal to blow, impaired driving causing bodily harm and two counts of breach of probation. The driver fled Canada. Elaine did not know any of this until months later. Elaine was in a coma for the first three months. One of her first memories upon awakening was seeing her parents by her bedside. Her Mom told her to not move her head, as her neck was broken, and she had a steel rod in her neck. Elaine had been internally decapitated. There was only one surgeon in Edmonton who had the experience to reattach the C2 into the base of her brain. On the third and last try, the surgeon was able to place the steel rod into Elaine’s neck, in the correct position. She was told she may never walk again. In and out of consciousness for days, with a feeding tube as she couldn’t eat or move, Elaine progressed to sitting in a wheelchair for small amounts of time during the day. Four months after the crash, doctors asked if Elaine would like to try and walk with the help of a harness. The first few times trying, she couldn’t walk. Elaine was determined that she would walk again. Slowly and with a lot of pain, Elaine walked two or three steps, twice a day. In July, Elaine was sent to a rehabilitation hospital and for two months she worked hard with her memory classes and speech therapy. For two years, Elaine took memory and speech therapy. She also attended the brain institute for a year, once a week. The effect this had on her entire family was devastating. They thought they would lose her. For the first two months, they were given a daily update as to whether Elaine would make it through another day. Today, Elaine walks every day but she can no longer drive or work. Elaine can only look straight ahead and has lost her sight in one of her eyes. Elaine keeps her sense of humour. She attends the MADD Edmonton support group and is grateful for her MADD Canada family.
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