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Article: Survivors of Bedford Township crash facing trials of living day-to-day.
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- The Blade (Toledo, OH)
- Article date:
- July 5, 2007
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Byline: Benjamin Alexander-Bloch
Jul. 5--The car crash itself occurred in a split second.
Stevie Beale, 18, can't even remember the exact moment of impact or the sounds of sliding wheels that preceded it.
But like the old story of a pebble dropped into a stream, the ripples of the June, 2006, accident have carried far beyond its initial impact.
A paralyzed girl, a dead boy, two now-convicted felons, lost jobs, torn families, accumulated bills, and a laundry list of emotional burdens have followed.
Through tragedy, the Beale and Fackelman families have become close, helping to guide each other through the aftermath. They now ...