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Blake's Story

On July 24, 2009 Blake fell victim to a freak accident. When Blake and
his friend Chris found out that a transmission they were working on
would require parts they did not have, they started to discuss a
Nitrous Kit they had removed from Blake's car he had purchased the
year before. The bottle was under a workbench and was never used
since the cars purchase. The bottle looked new and had an electric
style bottle heater on it when it was mounted in the car behind the
passenger seat area. The entire system had been removed and was not
going to be used by Blake. Chris made the comment that he wished he
had brought his car and they could put the Nitrous Kit on his car, so
Blake told him to take it and try it out. When Chris first removed the
bottle from under the workbench he stated that the bottle felt empty
and sat it back down. Blake walked over and placed it back under the
workbench and a few moments later there was an explosion. The
explosion turned out to be the Nitrous Bottle. DOT has had the bottle
since two weeks after the accident and still has not come to a
conclusion of what caused all the micro fractures in the material the
bottle was made of. We will not speculate why the bottle failed and
our main concerns are with Blake.
Blake had to undergo over twelve operations on his left leg, right
lower leg, and left forearm. After all the operations Blake was left with
an above the knee amputation on his left leg, a skin graft on his right
lower leg, and a skin graft on his left forearm in addition to other
stitches and nerve damage.
Blake had to undergo Therapy to learn how to use his left hand again
and is now ready to overcome the task of walking again. Blake had no
Medical Insurance and all of his operations, prescriptions, Doctor's
Visits, and Therapy are out of pocket. Our goal is to get Blake back on
his own two feet and walking again. We ask that anyone that would
like to make a Donation to help us achieve this goal to Please do so.

Drag Illustrated Article

A New Beginning

Since the publication of Blake's story in Drag Illustrated, things have changed. Drag Illustated's own Will
Mandell has taken the steps in getting Blake and Denise Destin together. Blake traveled to Nashville, TN in
November and returned home with a temporary leg. Thanks to their efforts in doing what they have done,
Blake should be walking soon.

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As we move forward with the process of me becoming able to walk again and regain my independence,
one thing has changed. I will continue to be treated and helped by the same great people I met in
Nashville and am Honored to be a witness to the development of their new non-profit organization known
as the Robert N. Pittman Foundation for Amputees. Rob and Denise are in the process of completing the
final steps in this endeavor and will have their Web site up soon. For more information, please contact:
Denise Destin at 615-515-0905

Drag Illustrated Article from Issue 51 March 2011

Drag Illustrated
Press Release

Please click on the Drag Illustrated Logo to the
right to see the Jan. 27 2011 Press Release.

Read the article by Scott "Lucky" Hudson in the
Dec. 2011 Issue of Drag Illustrated about Blake
by clicking on the Logo to the right.