ST. LOUIS – Utility worker Carson Hull lost his leg to an out-of-control renegade driver and is now seeking justice following his traumatic ordeal.
Bommarito Automotive Group’s Skyfox captured the aftermath of a driver reportedly speeding from police before crashing at Christy Boulevard near Gravois in St. Louis.
Hull is still waiting for justice, even though police believe they know who hit him. The driver reportedly left the scene and got away.
He said, “I mean, I don’t like it. I’d like the guy behind bars for as long as they can get him.”
Hull heard the car coming and ducked behind a tree. He says he can still picture what happened.
“I went to go catch my breath and look up,” Hull said, “and the car was from me to you and there was not time to react and next thing you know, I wake up and there’s a tree on top of me.”
Hull’s leg was amputated below his left knee following the crash. He was fitted with a prosthetic leg, which he rehabbed with for several months before returning to work full time.
Hull added, “…persevering through it all and all glory to God and I’m here alive today standing here talking to you.”
Police believe they know who hit him, according to a St. Louis County criminal complaint. It names a man who allegedly drove away from officers investigating a stolen motorcycle in St. Louis County.
The man is now charged in St. Louis County for allegedly trying to run over an officer when driving away, but he’s not been charged by the St. Louis City prosecutor for possibly hitting the utility worker.
It all happened the same day as the suspect reportedly tried to get away from police.
Hull asked, “How does he get charged pressed in the county for lesser charges but not get charges pressed in the city?”
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office answered in a statement that said, “Our office does not comment on the basis for our refusal to file charges following a review of an application for warrant. In every case, we conduct a thorough analysis of the facts and the law to determine what, if any, charges should be filed.”
Hull now claims the investigating officers still have hopes for charges in his case, as he noted, “I talk to the detective about 3 to 4 times a week just to get updates.”
Despite his resilience, he’s still waiting for one thing he cannot achieve on his own: justice.