Neighbours unite to help 77-year-old farmer who was run over on Alberta road
Global News
Neighbours of an Alberta senior who was run down while his truck was stolen came together to help harvest his crops while he recovered in hospital.
Walking is still painful for Dean Doll, but he considers himself lucky to even be on his feet.
The 77-year old Alberta farmer spent more than two weeks in hospital after being run over by a truck.
Doll was working on his field on Sept. 18 when he says he noticed someone get out of a vehicle and steal his 2004 Chevrolet Silverado truck, which was parked on the side of a rural road west of Spruce View.
“I was quite furious, and I went flying over there,” Doll recalled.
“All of a sudden, they are coming back at me. This bonehead just cranked his truck over and took me. I flew through the air some 30 to 40 feet and into the ditch.”
RCMP said he was struck by a white, newer-model pickup truck and noted that another vehicle, a blue car with a female driver, was also involved in the incident.
Doll was seriously injured and attempted to crawl from the ditch. Fortunately, a neighbour spotted him there.
He was flown by STARS Air Ambulance to a Calgary hospital. While recovering from broken bones and a concussion, his thoughts turned to his farm.
