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New Franklin, Ohio —
A benovelent account has been set up for Justin George Wigington at area First Merit banks.
Wigington, 19, was seriously injured March 15 in a car crash on Center Road in New Franklin.
According to police reports, Wigington was ejected from his vehicle, which ran through two front yards.
He is currently being treated at Akron City Hospital.
“He went to pass a slowing car, but as he tried to pass the car moved, and he lost control of the car,” his mother Sue Wigington said.
“Justin is in the ICU with a broken back and he is paralyzed from the waist down.”
Wigington’s mother said her son is not conscious, and is on a ventilator.
“They just put in a tracheotomy today, so that eventually maybe he will be able to speak,” she said.
The fund is accepting money for Justin Wigington's continued medical care. It was established by Shane Haumesser, owner of Building 9 in Massillon, where Wigington has worked for the last two years.
Haumesser said Wigington is one of several Manchester graduates who work at the business.
“He has friends here,” Haumesser said. “We are a real tight group.
Wigington is a 2010 graduate of Manchester High School. He was a member of the Panthers Basketball and baseball teams. He is currently a student at Kent State University Stark Campus and hopes to become a teacher and coach. He has two older sisters and is the son of Sue Wigington, a retired Summit County Sheriff’s Deputy D.A.R.E. officer and the late George Wigington,
Donations can be made at any FirstMerit bank.
A benovelent account has been set up for Justin George Wigington at area First Merit banks.
Wigington, 19, was seriously injured March 15 in a car crash on Center Road in New Franklin.
According to police reports, Wigington was ejected from his vehicle, which ran through two front yards.
He is currently being treated at Akron City Hospital.
“He went to pass a slowing car, but as he tried to pass the car moved, and he lost control of the car,” his mother Sue Wigington said.
“Justin is in the ICU with a broken back and he is paralyzed from the waist down.”
Wigington’s mother said her son is not conscious, and is on a ventilator.
“They just put in a tracheotomy today, so that eventually maybe he will be able to speak,” she said.
The fund is accepting money for Justin Wigington's continued medical care. It was established by Shane Haumesser, owner of Building 9 in Massillon, where Wigington has worked for the last two years.
Haumesser said Wigington is one of several Manchester graduates who work at the business.
“He has friends here,” Haumesser said. “We are a real tight group.
Wigington is a 2010 graduate of Manchester High School. He was a member of the Panthers Basketball and baseball teams. He is currently a student at Kent State University Stark Campus and hopes to become a teacher and coach. He has two older sisters and is the son of Sue Wigington, a retired Summit County Sheriff’s Deputy D.A.R.E. officer and the late George Wigington,
Donations can be made at any FirstMerit bank.
