A cheerleader left paralysed after being hit by a drunk driver has told how she lives life to full - despite having both legs amputated.
Inspirational Sarah Frei was just 17 when Dustin Wesley Andersen, 45, ploughed into the car she was travelling in head on at 70mph, leaving her instantly paralysed from the waist down.
After two months in hospital and 20 operations, Sarah had both her legs amputated. Horrific pictures show her in a hospital bed hooked up to numerous drips and wires.
But a year later, brave Sarah returned to cheerleading, completed her studies and now studying elementary education at Utah State University.
Now four years on, Sarah has travelled around Europe and regularly takes part in adrenalin-filled activities such as surfing, rock climbing and swimming.
Inspirational Sarah Frei was just 17 when Dustin Wesley Andersen, 45, ploughed into the car she was travelling in head on at 70mph, leaving her instantly paralysed from the waist down.
After two months in hospital and 20 operations, Sarah had both her legs amputated. Horrific pictures show her in a hospital bed hooked up to numerous drips and wires.
But a year later, brave Sarah returned to cheerleading, completed her studies and now studying elementary education at Utah State University.
Now four years on, Sarah has travelled around Europe and regularly takes part in adrenalin-filled activities such as surfing, rock climbing and swimming.
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00:00Hey guys, I'm going to be showing you how I get into somebody else's car.
00:04So first, I go straight into the car, and I put one hand on the doors, and one hand
00:08on the seat, and I'm able to lift myself straight in onto the seat.
00:13And then whoever is with me is able to bring my wheelchair to their trunk, or in the back
00:18of their truck, and lift it straight in.
00:21All of my friends are so helpful and know how to take good care of my wheelchair.
00:25We can lift my wheelchair in and out of the car, and then roll it back over to me.
00:29And then how I get back in my chair is I put one hand on my seat, and one hand on the
00:33chair, and I slide straight onto my wheelchair.
00:37And that is how I do my car transfers.
00:41About three years ago, I was involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver going
00:45through the Logan Canyon.
00:46My friends and I planned a trip, and I was going to go through the Logan Canyon again
00:50for the first time since then.
00:52I was feeling very nervous and anxious about it, but I had my best friends with me, and
00:56I was able to deal with it.
00:57We met by our sense of calmness and peace the whole time.
01:27We met by our sense of calmness and peace the whole time.
01:57We met by our sense of calmness and peace the whole time.