Meet Amanda Legault
Amanda Legault doesn’t remember anything about the moments leading up to the motor vehicle crash that nearly took her life. The horrific incident also robbed the young mother of her memories of the two years before she slammed into the side of a potato truck and was dragged down the highway.
“The only thing I know for sure is how grateful I am that STARS was there in Manitoba that day,” says Amanda. “I often wonder if I would be alive if it wasn’t for their rescue.”
Headed to Altona to visit a friend in April, 2009, Amanda collided with a truck and trailer at a highway intersection. Her sport utility vehicle became wedged underneath the truck’s trailer and she was dragged down the highway for about one kilometre before the driver noticed. Thankfully, Amanda had the presence of mind to duck down before her vehicle drove underneath. She was 21 and had an 18-month-old daughter at home.
While emergency crews extricated her, STARS was dispatched to the scene. The crew was working in Manitoba after being called upon to assist during the spring flooding. The helicopter landed on the highway.
It would have taken crews nearly two hours to get Amanda to...
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