MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – As Alabama lawmakers debate how to address violent crime in Montgomery, a local woman paralyzed by a stray bullet says a bill that would require the city to increase police staffing is “a step in the right direction.”
Amy Dicks was paralyzed two years ago after she was hit while waiting in her vehicle at a red light on Atlanta Highway.
“There’s not one day that goes by that I don’t think about the accident or think about where I would be if I wasn’t in this chair,” Dicks said.
‘A step in the right direction’
Dicks told WSFA she supports Senate Bill 298, which sets a minimum police staffing ratio for Montgomery and Huntsville…