FHS junior in car wreck improves to ‘serious’ condition
Posted on Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The condition of a Fayetteville High School student injured in a car accident last week was upgraded to “ serious” on Tuesday.
Aaron Leslie, 16, was initially listed in “ critical condition ” at the Washington Regional Medical Center after driving his Honda Accord off a bridge Friday morning and landing in the West Fork of the White River. Witnesses said the high school junior was submerged for approximately 15 minutes.
According to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, critical condition means “ vital signs are unstable and not within normal limits. Patient may be unconscious. Indicators are unfavorable. ”
Leslie’s condition was upgraded to serious on Tuesday, which means “ vital signs may be unstable and not within normal limits. Patient is acutely ill. Indicators are questionable. ”
Police said Leslie was traveling west in a Honda Accord on Huntsville Road in east Fayetteville just after 7 a. m. He reportedly crossed over the eastbound lane while approaching a bridge before traveling off the roadway and landing in the White River. The accident happened just inside the Fayetteville city limits.
Several witnesses stopped to render aid and reportedly pulled Leslie from the vehicle. He was initially unresponsive. Emergency service responders revived him by performing CPR. He was then transported to the Washington Regional Medical Center.
Accident reconstructionists from the Fayetteville Police Department investigated the scene, but an incident report had not been completed as of Tuesday. Witnesses said they believed Leslie swerved to miss an oncoming 18-wheeler and lost control of his car.
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