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By DAVID LYNE
Arundel Newspaper Writer
Some persons don’t believe in quitting, even when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds.
Amissville resident Bill King, 41, a mechanic at Country Chevrolet Inc. in Warrenton, is one of those persons.
King was driving his car near his home in Amissville in Feb.. 1978, when he “hit an icy spot in the road and the ear turned over.” The accident left him severely injured, facing the possibility of a lifetime of inactivity.
He was in a coma, or semiconscious state, for 38 days in Fairfax Hospital. He had a crushed pelvis. His right side was paralyzed. He had to undergo several operations for blood clots on the brain.
Because of the extent of his injuries, King was transferred in July 1978 from the hospital to the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville. "The doctors told me that I'd never be able to work as a mechanic again.” King says. "They were training me to
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