Crime & Safety

Emily Bowman, Athens Hit-and-Run Survivor, Tries to Write her Name

The 19 year old is recovering at Atlanta's Shepherd Center and the man accused of hitting her has been released on bond.

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Since her first day at Atlanta's Shepherd Center on March 13, Emily Bowman has experienced non-stop therapy, according to the Facebook page Bows for Bowman.

On Thursday, one poster says, Emily tried to write her name:

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Emily's doctor gave Emily a dry erase board and marker to see what she would do with it. Her mom told me that at first she wrote the number three, this took everyone by surprise. Following the three Emily wrote the letter m followed by an i. As soon as Emily's mom saw this she knew her daughter was trying to write her name and she was filled with joy!! This is the picture of Emily's handwriting. Keep praying!!!! Step by step prayers are being answered.

Anna Lee Strickland

The young man accused of hitting and injuring Emily Bowman with a Mazda pickup, William Wilson Heaton of Rydel, is no longer incarcerated in the Clarke County Jail, records show. A judge set a bond of $50,000 and placed several conditions on him, one of which is that he stay somewhere in Oconee or Clarke county.

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