To whom it may concern,

Let me start off by saying I’m very lucky to be alive and thank you for visiting my GoFundMe page.

My name is Chris King and I am a Parts Delivery Driver as well as the vocalist for the band Fighting The Phoenix.

Currently, I am in the hospital healing until they clear me to go home; I gotta find a way to walk again and fix the various broken parts of my body. I got into a very bad accident coming home from a long workday in Durango. I rear-ended a stopped truck going the speed limit (75-80mph) around 8 pm and flew into the ditch below. I was almost home; I had 30 mins left.

I’m not one to ask for help or donations, but this incident is going to cost me more than I can afford and I’m unsure what happens next. I haven’t seen my dog or stepdaughter in days, and my family hasn’t left my side. I’m going to be off work for a while recovering and possibly getting surgery on the broken parts of my body. I am typing this as I’m currently laying in a hospital bed all rigged up. I’m just happy to be alive after such a brutal incident; I got lucky.

Moral of this message: wear your seatbelt, cause it in fact saves lives… it saved mine.

If you could please share and/or donate to help me through this long recovery process, I am forever grateful for the support I have seen so far. I will be posting updates here and on social media as I can, but for now, I will continue to rest.

Cheers,

Chris King

UPDATE: 2/7/25

Potential concussion and left ear

Fractured sternum

Potential spleen rupture

Internal Bleeding and Clotting

Awaiting Update on Knees, Spine, and Ribs

UPDATE: 2/8/25

Dehiscence of posterior semicircular canal caused from car accident - left ear drum/bone is messed up. Hearing is deteriorating 

Blood Clotting: moving off of drip treatment to oral capsules to see about discharging and heading home SUN 2/9/25. Making sure blood count is normal again and no signs of internal bleeding

Fractured/crushed sternum 

Knees are bruised up and swollen but no breaks; Still need to check tendons and such.

Bruised ribs and core area

Swollen spinal area

Herniation of Lower disc(L5)

Abrasion on eyebrow still swollen

Abrasions and cuts across various parts of my body are starting to close up. 

UPDATE: 2/9/25 

Sternum fractured and wearing compression sleeve

Discharged and able to go home on bed rest.

Awaiting various appointments for my road to recovery and potential procedures. 

Abrasions and bruises still very prominent.

No internal bleeding

Loosing left ear hearing and equilibrium is off.