PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Robert Hewett says life has been “terrible” in the year since he was thrown from the front car of Amtrak Train 188 when it jumped the tracks in Philadelphia.
The 58-year-old BASF regional security official spent seven weeks in a medically-induced coma and another seven weeks in a rehabilitation center. Today, his life is a series of doctor’s appointments and physical therapy, as he struggles to recover from physical and emotional wounds.
Hewett was among more than 200 people injured in the crash, which also killed eight people. The New York-bound Northeast Regional train entered a curve at more than twice the speed limit before careening off the tracks May 12, 2015. Hewett was joined Thursday by family members and discussed his life on the anniversary of the crash.