They came to Toronto as a young immigrant couple. A crash has now forever changed their lives
Emilia Ballester pictured with her husband Carlos Bastarrachea outside Providence Healthcare in Scarborough where he is undergoing care for his amputated left leg.
Before arriving in Canada, Bastarrachea and Ballester got matching tattoos to commemorate their arrival in Canada, where they planned to start a new life. The crash happened as they were walking back to their apartment, northbound on University Avenue near Wellington Street, at around 11:30 p.m."When the [pedestrian] light hits green, we start crossing. And I just hear this car coming in at full speed.""It just happened so fast," he said.
She went to hospital with Bastarrachea, where he was sedated. She was told he needed to be assessed and that it would be a few hours. She went home to check on their dog and a few hours later she received an urgent call from the doctor. They've set up a GoFundMe page to help prepare for the financial burden of prosthetics, modifications to their home and other costs in their future.
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