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The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident
The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident

The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident

Date3/14/1968
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  • The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident
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Wished good luck by nurse Anita White, 16-year-old Bob Terry leaves Scarborough General Hospital today, eight months after he was told he'd never walk again on leg mangled in motorcycle accident
Wished good luck by nurse Anita White, 16-year-old Bob Terry leaves Scarborough General Hospital today, eight months after he was told he'd never walk again on leg mangled in motorcycle accident
Darrell, Dick
3/13/1968
Veterinarian Dr. Stephen Penzvalto, 65, rides his hog on his rounds in Muskola. And he uses the motorcycle in his leisure time, too. He's had one accident in 51 years of riding - a motorcycle fell over on him.
Veterinarian Dr. Stephen Penzvalto, 65, rides his hog on his rounds in Muskola. And he uses the motorcycle in his leisure time, too. He's had one accident in 51 years of riding - a motorcycle fell over on him.
Brennan, Pat
5/30/1977
Fighting spirit: Peter McMurdo, who became a quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident, plans to return to work as sales and market researcher for a heavy equipment firm
Fighting spirit: Peter McMurdo, who became a quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident, plans to return to work as sales and market researcher for a heavy equipment firm
Toronto Star (Firm)
3/1/1982
Miracle worker? Robert McLaren (left) lay in a coma after a terrible motorcycle accident
Miracle worker? Robert McLaren (left) lay in a coma after a terrible motorcycle accident
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
5/3/1982
On the road back: Ian Phillips, 30, who lost in legs and eight fingers in a skiing accident, is recuperating at Toronto's West Park Rehabilitation Hospital before returning home to Calgary
On the road back: Ian Phillips, 30, who lost in legs and eight fingers in a skiing accident, is recuperating at Toronto's West Park Rehabilitation Hospital before returning home to Calgary
Cooper, David
8/4/1983
Anytime is a busy time for 35-year-old John Meyers, who lost his right leg in an automobile accident as a teenager
Anytime is a busy time for 35-year-old John Meyers, who lost his right leg in an automobile accident as a teenager
Feeny, Edwin
1/5/1971
Speaking from experience: In replying to suggestion that freight trains should have reflective material to make them visible at night, retired railway engineer Herbert Stitt points out that, in more than half the accidents in which he was involved, a car struck the train in daylight
Speaking from experience: In replying to suggestion that freight trains should have reflective material to make them visible at night, retired railway engineer Herbert Stitt points out that, in more than half the accidents in which he was involved, a car struck the train in daylight
Cooper, David
5/26/1984
Unusual surgery: Fred Richards of Welland, who lost most of his right hand in an industrial accident, has been given an unusual skin flap from his forearm and a transplanted toe as a finger
Unusual surgery: Fred Richards of Welland, who lost most of his right hand in an industrial accident, has been given an unusual skin flap from his forearm and a transplanted toe as a finger
Lennon, Frank
2/11/1985
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Bull, Ron
4/10/1974
Close call: Arthur Pike, a former paper boy who turns 90 today, holds a copy of the Toronto Daily Star issue that reported his near-fatal accident in 1913
Close call: Arthur Pike, a former paper boy who turns 90 today, holds a copy of the Toronto Daily Star issue that reported his near-fatal accident in 1913
Faught, Ken
8/3/1992
Had close call: Stephen Schumacker, friend of blind subway accident victim Rebecca Noble, stands next to a platform
Had close call: Stephen Schumacker, friend of blind subway accident victim Rebecca Noble, stands next to a platform
Power, Peter
6/20/1990
Treating the trauma: Dr. James Murray, head of Sunnybrook Medical Centre's hand unit straps a finger manipluator onto the palm of 23-year-old John Boothby of Orilla. Boothby's right hand was smashed in an car accident in June, 1982. There were 23 different pieces of bone. Says Murray: . . . the hand is such an important part of the body, not just physically but aesthetically.
Treating the trauma: Dr. James Murray, head of Sunnybrook Medical Centre's hand unit straps a finger manipluator onto the palm of 23-year-old John Boothby of Orilla. Boothby's right hand was smashed in an car accident in June, 1982. There were 23 different pieces of bone. Says Murray: . . . the hand is such an important part of the body, not just physically but aesthetically.
Bull, Ron
1/1/1984