Janae continues her recovery at home after being injured in a violent crash.
ST. LOUIS - A Tennessee teenager who was injured in a violent crash in St. Louis last month is recovering back at home.reports that 17-year-old Janae Edmondson has returned to Tennessee after she lost both of her legs in a downtown-area crash on Feb. 18.
During a hearing in late February, a St. Louis judge denied bond for 21-year-old Daniel Riley. He’s charged with three counts of assault and is accused of causing the crash that injured Janae Edmondson, leading to the amputation of her legs. The father said he looked down and saw one of his daughter’s legs had been severed, and the other was only partially attached. He said his first aid training from the military kicked in and started gathering belts from witnesses to use as tourniquets.According to authorities, Riley was out on bond at the time of the collision on a robbery charge and wasn’t supposed to be driving because he did not have a valid license.
The Edmondson family was visiting St. Louis as Janae Edmondson was competing in a volleyball tournament.