An excerpt from Karen Arutunoff's Facebook page:
Prayers=Miracles, God's way of saying I'm here and I love all my children as if each was an only child. I have now spoken with the attending physician and the good news is Toly is stable, talking. His right leg is gone and his left is shattered. They have not attended to the left leg in light of the trauma of the accident. They are keeping a close eye on him for any changes in intensive care as it has only been a matter of hours since the accident and he has multiple injuries. His blood pressure is good, pulse good, kidneys not good. Seems he was parked on the side of I40 in Amarillo in the blizzard helping a man whose car had spun out and was stuck. Another car came along and T-boned an exposed Toly and drove off. Because of the cold the blood loss was not as severe as it could have/should have been. The leg was instantly gone. The only surgery that was performed was to close the wound. Amarillo is closed for business due to the blizzard but a prayer team from a church in Texas is going to the trauma center to be with him. Another Amarillo angel is going to Best Buy and getting a cell phone so I can speak to him. He thinks I am his girlfriend. Can't remember being married when questioned. I have chosen to be flattered. This is long road we are on but I will get to Amarillo w Trace as soon as the weather allows. God has already gotten us this far. I know he will take us the rest of the way. Bless you all. Your prayers produce miracles. Please don't stop!
Another update from Karen Arutunoff's Facebook page:
"We are life-flighting Toly to OU Medical Center tomorrow where a crack team of orthopedic trauma surgeons awaits. We are blessed to have found an Olympic Team doctor there who specializes in prosthesis. So many have helped make this happen but none more than you and your prayers which guide us constantly toward making good/right decisions. Still need you more than ever, Karen"
Karen Arutunoff's post from this (Friday) morning:
"After giving Toly a thousand kisses I told him how mad I was for putting himself in harms way. He's all banged up, hooked up and in and out of consciousness but in light of the trauma doing very well. Has no memory of what happened but is in excellent spirits (good drugs). This morning will be the first of many surgeries. We're doing a ground up restoration with some re-original parts. OU Med Center is amazing, compassionate and we have the best surgeon on the planet. Your prayers put us here and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Tol is still in trauma ICU but I will let everyone know when he is strong enough to be moved. I love you all and couldn't have gotten this far without your support and prayers."
Also from Karen's page...
Thoughts while worrying: would someone please volunteer to teach me to drive a stick shift? Toly tried and there was entirely too much yelling! Of his 18+ weird cars I'm going to have to be the chauffeur.
He is one of the more colorful long time SCCA and International racer, rallyist, author and track builder (Hallett, OK)