Budding gymnast, Max Clark, is now back to jumping on his trampoline just weeks after he got into an accident. He does not let his prosthetic leg get in the way of his acrobatic tricks.
Back up after the fall
The nine-year-old boy uses his "robot leg" to bounce back, do flips, and other "crazy things" on his trampoline. The motorcyclist that caused Clark's leg amputation has been sentenced three years in prison. His dangerous driving has caused serious injury to Clark.
The young dancer from Preston said that he finds the moves easy, and believes that he only needs to trust himself to do them again. His dad, Patrick Clark, also noted the dedication of his son to continue with his dreams. He said that Clark is progressing well physically. Adding that the boy leaps and bounces more than he thinks his son could.
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The dad also shared that his son is positive that he could make the moves. The boy is, indeed, successful in making the moves. Mr. Clark also shared that his son keeps jumping to show that he could do better than his dad.
How the accident happened
On May 25, Clark was out with his family doing his school assignment when he got hit by the bike. He was crossing a path in Rosemead Park, Hull, that was 15 minutes upon arriving at the park when the accident happened. It was the first time that the family went out since the lockdown happened on March 21 due to the pandemic. Kirsty and his 32-year-old partner, Patrick, went out to take their four children to meet with friends.
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A witness told Hull Crown Court how 24-year-old Jerome Cawkwell was moving at a "crazy speed" that day. With a defective front brake, the driver fled the scene after the crash incident. During the collision, Clark's lower limb got "entangled in the machine," so it had to be amputated from below his knee.
Clark's mom, Kirsty, said that their "little Max" could have been worse. The 31-year-old mom said that her son could get up from his bed to move to his wheelchair.
She said that it was hard for her to watch her son get into an accident. She described it as watching a film which you could not turn off. She said that her six-year-old daughter, Molly, saw everything, so the girl will need some help moving forward.
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Future police dog handler
During his recovery, Clark visited a local police station, leading him to want to become a police dog handler someday. His family is now getting him his puppy so Clark could take care of it to become healthy and "do lots of tricks" like him.
A dock worker from Cambridge Grove, Hull, Cawkwell, admitted that he had five vehicle offenses in June. He was jailed and got banned from driving for over five years.
