Janae Edmondson, 17, lost both legs after being struck by car while walking near St. Charles Street and 11th Street in St. Louis, Missouri
Volleyball player hit by car in St. Louis, loses both legs
Edmondson was struck by a car when she was walking back to her hotel with her family on the night of Saturday, Feb. 18.
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Two other people in the struck car were also injured. The driver accused of going through the sign was arrested on charges of second-degree assault.
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Wismer hopes the fund will help whenever Edmondson is ready to leave a St. Louis area hospital and return to their Tennessee home.
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Edmondson’s father said it took all of his 11 years of military experience, including tours in Turkey and the Middle East, to keep his daughter alive, using belts of people nearby as a makeshift tourniquet.
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A spokesperson for the Circuit Attorney’s Office said the court was aware of Riley’s violations, and the decision to keep him out on bond was the judge’s decision.
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Riley was out on bond and was supposed to be on house arrest for a first-degree robbery charge and gun-related charges. He was supposed to go on trial last month, but sources say the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office was not ready and pushed it back.
GoFundMe raises nearly $500K for Janae Edmondson
Elsewhere, many around St. Louis, Tennessee and other places have found additional ways to show support for Edmondson. The St. Louis Wheel will roll in purple colors this weekend in honor of Edmondson, and the Missouri Botanical Gardens lit lights purple during Thursday's Orchid Nights event.
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Charges against Riley include three counts of assault, one of which is a felony, one count of armed criminal action and one count of driving without a license.
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A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee is suing the Missouri city of St. Louis and two drivers who struck her in February, causing her to lose both legs.
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Riley was found guilty on March 7 of second-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, armed criminal action, and operating a vehicle without a valid license. Jurors had recommended a sentence of nearly 19 years in prison.
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