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Spinal Injury

Havre de Grace, MD
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Maryland Landscaper Nearly Paralyzed In Devastating Fall During Power Washing Job Maryland Landscaper Nearly Paralyzed In Devastating Fall During Power Washing Job
Maryland Landscaper Nearly Paralyzed In Devastating Fall During Power Washing Job One wrong step changed everything. A Maryland business owner is beginning what friends describe as a long road to recovery after a devastating fall while power washing nearly left him paralyzed. William "Bill" Taylor, of Havre de Grace, suffered what organizers called a severe compression fracture of his L2 vertebra in the accident, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to support his recovery. The fundraiser says Taylor underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his spinal nerves and stabilize his spine. While his condition is improving, friends say his recovery is expected t…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Former NFL Star Linebacker Dies At 51 Former NFL Star Linebacker Dies At 51
Former NFL Star Linebacker Dies At 51 A former Pro Bowl linebacker who helped deliver a long-awaited franchise breakthrough is being remembered after his death at 51. Keith Mitchell, a New Orleans Saints standout who also played for two other NFL teams, died Thursday, July 2, the team announced in a statement. The Saints remembered Mitchell as a team legend who beat long odds after an outstanding college career at Texas A&M. Mitchell, listed at 6-foot-2 and about 235 pounds, signed with New Orleans as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He made the 53-man roster and played in all 16 games as a rookie, contributing on defense …

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by Joe Lombardi
Farmingdale, NY
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Life Or Death Legal Fight: Farmingdale Family Sues Hospital Over Man’s Fate Following Car Crash Life Or Death Legal Fight: Farmingdale Family Sues Hospital Over Man’s Fate Following Car Crash
Life Or Death Legal Fight: Farmingdale Family Sues Hospital Over Man’s Fate Following Car Crash A family and a hospital on Long Island are squaring off in court over the life of a young man seriously injured in a car crash — and the family won a major victory on Monday, April 20. Tony Gestone, a 23-year-old Farmingdale man, suffered life-threatening injuries in the wreck on Thursday, April 9, his family wrote in an online fundraiser. His injuries included brain damage, spinal damage, and two collapsed lungs. After the single-car crash on Wantagh State Parkway, Gestone was extricated from his pickup truck and rushed to Nassau University Medical Center, according to Newsday. At the hosp…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Freeport, NY
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Gunman Who Paralyzed Bar Security Guard In Freeport Gets Decades In Prison Gunman Who Paralyzed Bar Security Guard In Freeport Gets Decades In Prison
Gunman Who Paralyzed Bar Security Guard In Freeport Gets Decades In Prison A man who opened fire outside a Long Island bar after being denied re-entry — paralyzing a 23-year-old security guard and injuring another patron — will spend three decades in prison. Tiray Clemmons, 34, of Hempstead, was sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 4, after a Nassau County jury convicted him of attempted murder and multiple related charges for the 2023 shooting outside Agua on the Mile in Freeport. Clemmons had been kicked out of the bar on July 15, 2023, following an argument with management, as Daily Voice reported. When he attempted to return, a security guard stopped him at the door. M…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Smithtown Teen Hockey Player Survives Broken Neck In Dive Thanks To Friend’s Split-Second Save Smithtown Teen Hockey Player Survives Broken Neck In Dive Thanks To Friend’s Split-Second Save
Smithtown Teen Hockey Player Survives Broken Neck In Dive Thanks To Friend’s Split-Second Save Months after a fateful dive left him temporarily paralyzed, Connor Dubeau is back on his feet thanks to his friend’s split-second rescue. What began as a laid-back summer afternoon on the water turned terrifying for the 17-year-old Smithtown West senior on Monday, Aug. 11. Dubeau had spent the day jet skiing with two friends before the group returned to the shoreline near Gilgo Beach for a quick dip. Lifeguards had already gone off duty. Kevin Bonino, Dubeau’s Junior Islanders hockey teammate, dove in first with no issue. Seconds later, Dubeau sprinted in behind him, dove head-first into t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Elizabethtown, PA
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Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA
Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA A Lancaster woman admitted to causing a crash while high on THC and alcohol that nearly left a man paralyzed, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.  Evangeline L. Roth, 20, of the 500 block of West Walnut Street, pleaded guilty before Judge Dennis Reinaker on Monday, July 29, 2025, to aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, aggravated assault by vehicle, three counts of driving under the influence, and two summary offenses, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The crash happened the evening of Saturday, June 22, 2024, when Roth…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Mom Paralyzed In Hamptons Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight' Mom Paralyzed In Hamptons Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight'
Mom Paralyzed In Hamptons Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight' The Long Island mother paralyzed in a Memorial Day weekend boat crash is now facing new challenges in her recovery — but her family is staying hopeful as community support pours in. Brooke Skrocki, the 28-year-old fiancée of Edward Hillkewicz, was left with life-altering spinal injuries after he piloted a speeding boat while drunk, slamming into a jetty in Hampton Bays with her, two other adults, and their two young daughters aboard, the Suffolk County DA’s Office said. While her children, ages 2 and 6, were not physically injured, Skrocki was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital an…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As Mastic Beach Man Crashes Boat Drunk: DA Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As Mastic Beach Man Crashes Boat Drunk: DA
Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As Mastic Beach Man Crashes Boat Drunk: DA A Mastic Beach man allegedly piloted a speeding boat drunk with two children and his fiancée aboard, slamming into a jetty and leaving her paralyzed, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, July 17. Edward Hillkewicz, 28, is accused of operating a 33-foot vessel in the Shinnecock Canal while intoxicated on Saturday, May 25 at approximately 8:40 p.m., after drinking earlier in Greenport. While allegedly traveling at a high speed, Hillkewicz crashed into a jetty in front of Meschutt Park in Hampton Bays, launching the boat into the Shinnecock Canal wall, ric…

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by Jillian Pikora
Catskill, NY
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River Rescue: Worker Hoisted To Safety After Spinal Injury On Cargo Ship Near Catskill River Rescue: Worker Hoisted To Safety After Spinal Injury On Cargo Ship Near Catskill
River Rescue: Worker Hoisted To Safety After Spinal Injury On Cargo Ship Near Catskill An injured cargo ship worker is recovering after a dramatic maritime medical evacuation on the Hudson River involving multiple agencies. The incident unfolded just before 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, when the Coast Guard’s New York Command Center received a distress report from a vessel traveling south on the Hudson River near Catskill. Aboard the ship was a 23-year-old male crew member who had sustained a spinal injury while working. The injured man, a fourth assistant engineer from China, was aboard the SHENG PING HAI—a freight vessel that had just departed Albany and was en route to Barran…

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by Michael Mashburn
Fairfax, VA
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Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall
Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall Micah Patsch, a 25-year-old underwater welder from Northern Virginia, is fighting for his future after a workplace accident left him with a crippling spinal injury—one that could cost him his dreams without urgent surgery. After falling 12 feet into a solid concrete tank in 2019, Patsch initially walked away with what seemed like a minor injury—a broken elbow.  But what followed were years of relentless back pain, numbness, and weakness that doctors continuously brushed off, his girlfriend said. Now, after an emergency surgery in 2023 barely saved him from paralysis, Patsch needs a se…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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'Internal Decapitation' Nearly Killed Gaithersburg HS Football Player — He Defied The Odds 'Internal Decapitation' Nearly Killed Gaithersburg HS Football Player — He Defied The Odds
'Internal Decapitation' Nearly Killed Gaithersburg HS Football Player — He Defied The Odds A Maryland high school senior is fighting for his life after a devastating crash left him with catastrophic injuries, and his family is now seeking help as they navigate the football player's long road to recovery. Antonio “Tony” D’Urso Martinez, 18, lost control of his vehicle on his way home from work on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and suffered a series of unimaginable injuries, according to a GoFundMe created to support his family. Despite being left with a fractured skull, spine fractures, internal bleeding, and what doctors have called an “internal decapitation,” Martinez survived thanks to lif…

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by Zak Failla
New Rochelle, NY
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Man Who Went On Hate-Fueled Assault, Robbery Spree In New Rochelle Gets Prison Time Man Who Went On Hate-Fueled Assault, Robbery Spree In New Rochelle Gets Prison Time
Man Who Went On Hate-Fueled Assault, Robbery Spree In New Rochelle Gets Prison Time A Long Island man will spend more than a decade in prison for a violent crime spree in Westchester County, including a hate-fueled assault on an Asian store owner and robberies targeting multiple victims, officials announced.  Suffolk County resident Michael Bagley, age 34, of Coram, New York, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 14 and a half to 29 years in state prison following his guilty plea to felony charges stemming from robberies in New Rochelle and White Plains in March 2023, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. The violent incidents occurred on…

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by Ben Crnic
Frederick, MD
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Maryland Man Critically Injured In Pool Accident Was Days From 22nd Birthday Maryland Man Critically Injured In Pool Accident Was Days From 22nd Birthday
Maryland Man Critically Injured In Pool Accident Was Days From 22nd Birthday Hunter Palak planned to celebrate his 22nd birthday on Friday surrounded by friends and family. Instead, there will still be loved ones with him, but it will be around a hospital bed in a Baltimore ICU as he recovers from traumatic injuries suffered in a tragic pool accident.  On Sunday, July 28, Palak was injured in an incident and flown to a Baltimore shock trauma center, where he remained as of Wednesday, according to his aunt, who says that the outlook for the 21-year-old is still in question as he continues his difficult battle and faces an uncertain future. "His injuries are ver…

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by Zak Failla
Lynn, MA
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Support Swells For Mass 'Warrior' Woman Seriously Injured In Skiing Accident Support Swells For Mass 'Warrior' Woman Seriously Injured In Skiing Accident
Support Swells For Mass 'Warrior' Woman Seriously Injured In Skiing Accident The community is rallying around an Essex County woman who was seriously injured in a skiing accident. Ana Lynch, of Newburyport, was skiing with family and friends in Big Sky, Montana, on Sunday, March 10, when the accident occurred, according to a GoFundMe. Ski patrol crews quickly got her down the mountain and she was flown by helicopter to a trauma center in Billings. A CT scan revealed that Lynch had suffered a burst T12 vertebra that was causing pressure on her spinal cord. After nearly nine hours of surgery, doctors were able to remove the vertebrae and stabilize her spine. “While …

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by Michael Mashburn
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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NJ Cop Airlifted In Fall From Tree Stand Suffers Broken Spine NJ Cop Airlifted In Fall From Tree Stand Suffers Broken Spine
NJ Cop Airlifted In Fall From Tree Stand Suffers Broken Spine Support is on the rise for a Morris County officer who suffered a spinal injury in a fall from a tree stand, those who know him say. Mark Ehrenburg, a police sergeant in Kinnelon, was seriously injured when he fell from a tree stand while hunting in Blairstown on Friday, Nov. 24. Ehrenburg suffered from a broken spine and broken vertebrae and underwent surgery. He faces a lengthy rehab though doctors are optimistic he will walk again, his family said. A fundraiser has been launched by Ehrenburg's sister-in-law.  As of Monday, Nov. 27, more than $32,880 has been raised. "One minute I …

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by Sam Barron
Allentown, PA
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Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding
Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding The skier at Camelback Resort who was badly injured in an accident on Sunday, Jan. 15 remains hospitalized and may be at risk of paralysis — just weeks before his wedding. The 25-year-old outdoorsman was "unconscious and bleeding from the head" when he was airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital after losing control on a double black diamond trail at the Tannserville resort, Daily Voice has reported.  Now identified as Dmitry Kinakh, the skier has since been transferred to the intensive care unit at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia with injuries to his back and head.  "He has a fractured sku…

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by Mac Bullock
Edison, NJ
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Motorist Trapped, Seriously Hurt In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped, Seriously Hurt In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped, Seriously Hurt In Central Jersey Crash (Developing) A motorist was trapped in a Central Jersey crash, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 7 a.m. on Monday, July 11 near the Wawa at 2720 Woodbridge Ave. in Edison, initial reports said. One crash victim possibly suffered a spinal injury, an unconfirmed report said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
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'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident 'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident
'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident Gary Lyons wasn't flipping for a crowd, jumping out of a plane or rock climbing when he crushed spine on May 25. He was just going up to catch a pass during his umpteenth routine game of basketball. The 32-year-old Philadelphia 76ers Dunk Squad performer was weeks away from graduating the fire academy and going on to become one of Camden County's bravest, like his uncle. It was a devastating blow for Lyons, whose life is a constant flow of activity and movement. But, he tells Daily Voice from Magee Rehabilitation, giving up isn't in the cards. "The past two weeks have been a lot to proce…

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by Cecilia Levine
New City, NY
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Get To The Root Of Back Pain With Specialized Treatment Get To The Root Of Back Pain With Specialized Treatment
Get To The Root Of Back Pain With Specialized Treatment The average American will suffer with some sort of back pain or spinal injury in their lives. However, the root cause and manifestation of back pain is different for everyone. At the Phelps Spine Institute, we understand that not all back pain is the same. We work with each of our patients to offer a variety of solutions for back issues. While the cause of back pain may vary, we have the same goal for anyone who visits the Phelps Spine Institute – to get you back to your daily life pain-free. Phelps’ unique approach lies within its all-encompassing ability. The Spine Institute contains sp…

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Briarcliff, NY
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Get To The Root Of Back Pain With Specialized Treatment Get To The Root Of Back Pain With Specialized Treatment
Get To The Root Of Back Pain With Specialized Treatment The average American will suffer with some sort of back pain or spinal injury in their lives. However, the root cause and manifestation of back pain is different for everyone. At the Phelps Spine Institute, we understand that not all back pain is the same. We work with each of our patients to offer a variety of solutions for back issues. While the cause of back pain may vary, we have the same goal for anyone who visits the Phelps Spine Institute – to get you back to your daily life pain-free. Phelps’ unique approach lies within its all-encompassing ability. The Spine Institute contains sp…

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Englewood, NJ
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Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass
Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass A 30-year-old Englewood man was undergoing a lengthy emergency surgery after jumping from a Route 4 overpass early Tuesday in a suspected suicide attempt, authorities said. Responding city police officers found him moving but severely injured on South Dean Street below the highway at 7:15 a.m., Deputy Chief Gregory Halstead said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a possibly severe spinal injury, along with heavy facial injuries and cuts, responders said. South Dean Street was temporarily closed between Van Nostrand Avenue and Rockwood Place, Halstead said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bridgeport, CT
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Woman Thrown From Porsche During Dispute With Boyfriend Suffers Spinal Fracture, Police Say Woman Thrown From Porsche During Dispute With Boyfriend Suffers Spinal Fracture, Police Say
Woman Thrown From Porsche During Dispute With Boyfriend Suffers Spinal Fracture, Police Say A woman suffered a spinal fracture after being flung from inside her boyfriend's 2012 red Porsche Panamera. The incident took place around 12:13 a.m. Monday, July 8, in Bridgeport.when the woman was having a dispute with her boyfriend as she was sitting in the right passenger seat, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. During the argument, the boyfriend allegedly accelerated to least 60mph abruptly making a right turn, causing the woman to be thrown from the vehicle, landing under a parked pickup truck, Jones said. The boyfriend fled in the vehicle.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Butler Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident Butler Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident
Butler Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident Lauren LaPorta of Butler isn't even on the treadmill and she's already shaking.  The 30-year-old had just hoisted herself out of her motorized wheelchair and ever-so slowly climbed the stairs up to the second level of Retro Fitness of Hackensack. All that was left for her to do was step onto the machine. Her legs are quivering. Her back is hunched. She doesn't know if she's going to make it this time. "I don't know what's wrong with me today," said LaPorta, several minutes into her second failed attempt at stepping onto the belt. Halfway there.Cecilia Levine While such a setback woul…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Community Rallies To Aid Family Of Norwood 3rd Grader, Mom In Horrific Harrington Park Crash Community Rallies To Aid Family Of Norwood 3rd Grader, Mom In Horrific Harrington Park Crash
Community Rallies To Aid Family Of Norwood 3rd Grader, Mom In Horrific Harrington Park Crash The community is rallying around a Norwood third grader and her mother after they were involved in a horrific head-on crash in Harrington Park earlier this week. A GoFundMe account was established to help the three younger siblings of 8-year-old Glori Lee, who suffered bleeding on the brain and severe spinal injuries in Wednesday morning's crash. Sarah Lee, 34, was driving a 2016 Honda Odyssey that for some reason crossed the double-yellow line on Old Hook Road and struck a westbound 2016 Toyota Highlander head-on just before 7 a.m. Wednesday. A 74-year-old Englewood man who was …

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by Cecilia Levine