The crash caused both drivers to be thrown into the water, but both were wearing personal flotation devices, troopers said.
State investigators released new information Friday about a Fourth of July jet ski crash that seriously injured Alabama State Sen. Garlan E. Gudger.
Burkett said bystanders in the area assisted the father and son out of the water and took them to a nearby dock. “From the first responders who were quickly on the scene to the members of the helicopter airlift unit to the doctors and nurses at UAB and everyone else who assisted during this accident, we offer our deepest thanks and recognition that each of them kept a difficult situation from being even worse.”
“Everyone who knows Garlan is aware that he is a strong, tough, and energetic man who will recover from these injuries and continue serving the citizens of his district while promoting the conservative Alabama values that so many of us hold close.”
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