A Clayton County Sheriff's deputy who was hit head-on by a suspected drunk driver last Saturday while riding her motorcycle, is improving, her father told Channel 2 Action News.
Deputy Amy Kemper was injured when she was hit head-on by a suspected drunk driver last weekend. Channel 2 spoke to the family , joined by dozens of loved ones who have been coming by Atlanta Medical Center to lend their support. Kemper's father, Bill Kemper, told Channel 2 that his daughter is in the intensive care unit, but she is awake and talking.
"The highlight of the moment was when she started talking and giving orders," Bill Kemper said.
It appeared to be a good sign for the critically injured deputy, just one week after she was struck while riding her Harley motorcycle in Coweta County. For days she was sedated, unable to move or talk. But she made a breakthrough on Friday, Channel 2 reported..
"The first thing she said was, ‘Get me out of here, get me a wheelchair'," Bill Kemper said.
Georgia State Patrol has charged 26-year-old Christopher Brown with drunken driving. Troopers said he crossed the center line of Hwy. 29 last Saturday night and struck the deputy.
"She said, ‘I will never have another motorcycle', and that's something for her, because she loved her motorcycles," Bill Kemper told Channel 2.
As the veteran deputy works toward recovery, family and friends have been trying to figure out ways to help. Because of all of the blood she lost, they've organized blood drives for Monday and Saturday in Peachtree City, according to Channel 2..
"Amy did have to have a lot of blood, so any blood that's donated, she will receive credit for," said Nancy Black, the deputy's friend.
Bill Kemper predicts his daughter's recovery will entail a lot of rehab, from eight to 12 months.
"But knowing my daughter, it's going to be half that," he told Channel 2.
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