It is almost a year since Brian Devine suffered severe injuries after being hit by an out-of-control car that claimed the life of his best friend and this Christmas will be unlike any other he has celebrated as he is still hospitalised.
Devine was struck by an out-of-control car on New Year’s Day at Cemetery Road. It also hit his best friend George Baker killing him on the spot and left a woman nursing injuries. The driver, Roger Bess has since been slapped with five charges, including causing death by dangerous driving, and released on $200,000 bail.
Devine suffered a number of injuries including broken legs, ribs, a fractured neck, a broken hip, head injuries and a damaged eye, and since that unfortunate day, he has been in the hospital confined to a bed not much wider than his tiny frame. The effects of the accident left him immobile, thus there is