I remember thinking, ‘Oh, no, this is not going to be good.’ RICHARD KNIGHT
Potosi, Mo., Fire Chief
call “Fortunately, the fractures are all amenable to bracing, rather than surgery,” Dr. Crane said. “Given the nature of the accident, I think he’s very lucky that the injuries are not worse. He should be able to return to his volunteer firefighting duties without much difficulty.” At his home in Cadet, Mo., Richard improves a little each day, and friends and family have been eager to lend their support, Vera said. Richard’s fondest fans include his nieces and nephews. Missy Naeger, an R.N. at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital, posted a heartfelt tribute to her uncle on Facebook after the accident. She said he had helped to inspire her to become a nurse. “A lot of why I am what I am is because of Uncle Ricky,” Missy said. “We’ve been extremely pleased with how St. Anthony’s has cared for him. He’s had great doctors and great nurses.”
TO THE RESCUE On his first visit back to the firehouse since his accident, Chief Knight thanks two of his rescuers: Scott Ramsey, left, and Harvey Price, who were among the first to arrive at the scene. Rescuers used the Jaws of Life to remove Knight from the mangled wreckage, and he was rushed to St. Anthony’s with six broken ribs, several fractured vertebrae, and a full-thickness laceration on his head that exposed his skull.
The wreckage of the truck Knight was driving
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