Boston bombing amputee struck by car

Adrianne Haslet, a professional dancer who lost her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, was in serious condition in hospital after being struck by a car on Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue on Saturday. Haslet posted the information on Instagram, it was picked up by the Associated Press and retweeted by Haslet’s friend Shalane Flanagan, third-place finisher in last year’s New York City Marathon.

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Haslet was in a crosswalk at the time. She says she was “thrown into the air and landed, crushing the left side of my body… I’m completely broken. More surgery to come.”

According to the AP report, the driver claimed he was turning and did not see Haslet because it was dark out and raining, and because she was wearing dark clothing. He was charged for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Absolutely gutted and devestated for my beautiful friend Adrianne, please keep her in your thoughts ??https://t.co/oJ3QZQ5ZUw

— Shalane Flanagan (@ShalaneFlanagan) January 7, 2019

Haslet was in the crowd near the finish line in 2013 when she was injured in the second blast. She had shrapnel wounds in her right leg, and her left leg had to be amputated below the knee. A highly ranked competitive ballroom dancer, Haslet was able to recover and return to dancing with her prosthetic leg, and in 2015 she performed a dance at the Boston marathon finish line. 

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Haslet, along with fellow amputee Patrick Downes, returned to run the Boston Marathon in 2016, using a running blade. It took her more than 10 hours, but she finished.

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From her Instagram account, which is filled with posts about running and training, it appears that Haslet runs Boston every year, and that she was starting to train for the 2019 race before Saturday’s incident.