Friend B.J. Schmidt removes Jim Wilson’s personal items from his wrecked car last week at WreckerBoyz Towing south of Driggs, Idaho. Wilson’s 3-year-old grandson, who was riding in the back seat, escaped serious injury in the crash.
Wilson receives dry needling treatment with electrical stimulation on his lower leg last week from physical therapist Dan Streubel in Driggs. Since Wilson’s car accident in January, he has been unable to put weight on his right leg and experienced numbness in that extremity as well.
Wilson was driving southbound along the Old Jackson Highway in mid-January when an SUV allegedly failed to stop at the stop sign at this intersection with Baseline Road south of Victor, striking Wilson almost head-on. A more visible stop sign with flashing lights has been ordered for the intersection.
Kate Ready covers criminal justice and emergency news. Originally from Denver, Kate studied English Literature at UC Berkeley and is excited to bring her love for the mountains and storytelling to Jackson.
Victor, Idaho, resident Jim Wilson was driving south of town with his grandson in the back seat when he was struck by another driver. His grandson was uninjured in the crash, but Wilson suffered a fractured pelvis and dislocated hip, among other injuries. The driver who hit him was cited for reckless driving. “It’s really upended my life,” said Wilson, 71, who has been an avid skier and cyclist throughout his life. There will be a benefit for him from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Jackson Elks Lodge.
Jim Wilson and his grandson had just left a birthday party around 5 p.m. Jan. 15 in Victor, Idaho, and were passing through a troublesome intersection when a driver T-boned Wilson’s car.
Wilson was driving south on the Old Jackson Highway at about 30 mph, heading toward Moose Creek. The force of the collision spun his car around 270 degrees and left the vehicle sitting 30 feet away from the intersection with Baseline Road.
Friend B.J. Schmidt removes Jim Wilson’s personal items from his wrecked car last week at WreckerBoyz Towing south of Driggs, Idaho. Wilson’s 3-year-old grandson, who was riding in the back seat, escaped serious injury in the crash.
Wilson was driving southbound along the Old Jackson Highway in mid-January when an SUV allegedly failed to stop at the stop sign at this intersection with Baseline Road south of Victor, striking Wilson almost head-on. A more visible stop sign with flashing lights has been ordered for the intersection.
Wilson receives dry needling treatment with electrical stimulation on his lower leg last week from physical therapist Dan Streubel in Driggs. Since Wilson’s car accident in January, he has been unable to put weight on his right leg and experienced numbness in that extremity as well.
Kate Ready covers criminal justice and emergency news. Originally from Denver, Kate studied English Literature at UC Berkeley and is excited to bring her love for the mountains and storytelling to Jackson.
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