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It is a tragedy. Jordan Chiedozi, a 31-year-old soccer player, underwent major surgery to amputate his leg after being hit by a drunk driving vehicle.
British media 'BBC' said on the 24th (Korea Standard Time), "The British Southampton Criminal Court sentenced Anna Bogusiewicz, 45, to 28 months in prison on charges of dangerous driving injuries and drunk driving. In addition, he ordered a three-year suspension of his driver's license and a driving test upon re-acquisition.
Bogusiewicz reportedly hit active soccer player Chiedozi while driving drunk. Chiedoji, who was seriously injured, reportedly underwent a major leg amputation and is concentrating on rehabilitation treatment.
The accident occurred in February last year. Chiedoji, who played for the Southern League's Bashley FC at the time, was changing his tires on the highway shoulder near Orr, Hampshire, on his way home from the game. At this time, Bogusiewicz's car, drunk, hit Chiedoji.
Chiedoji, a former AFC Bournemouth striker, suffered a right leg amputation in the incident. The left leg also suffered an open fracture and was seriously injured, including a crack in the pelvis.
As a result of field sobriety tests, Bogusiewicz's alcohol concentration was significantly above the legal limit. According to the 'BBC', Bogusiewicz was found to have caused the accident without seeing a vehicle stopped on the shoulder while returning home after meeting a friend.
"I tried to crawl right after the accident, but I couldn't move my legs," Chiedoji recalled in a court statement. "I lost consciousness and remember asking the doctor, 'Did I really lose my leg?' after waking up."
"My life was simple before the accident, but now everything is difficult," Chiedozi said, adding, "I want to return to my normal life, but I can't because of the day that changed everything." Chiedoji is said to have worked as a roof repairman and a soccer player at the same time.
After the accident, the soccer community's warmth continued. Bournemouth invited Chiedoji to the home game and entrusted him with the delivery of the match ball. Andoni Iraola Bournemouth also gave him a tour of the club himself. It also raised more than 34,000 pounds (about 67.5 million won) through online fundraising.
"I recently heard that Liverpool striker Diogo Jota died in a car accident in Spain, so I thought a lot about it," Chiedozi said. "I'm grateful to be alive, but it's still a difficult reality to accept."
There can be no excuse for drunk driving, a local police official said. "This terrible accident that took a person's life could have been avoided enough if the accused hadn't drunk and got behind the wheel."
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