7-year-old boy loses leg after New Year’s Day crash caused by alleged drunk driver

The Brief

  • A seven-year-old boy, Saeed, was seriously injured and lost part of his leg after an alleged drunk driver caused his family’s car to flip on the Central Expressway.
  • The suspect, 23-year-old Michael McRae, was arrested on charges including intoxication, assault and resisting arrest after witnesses reported him speeding and weaving through traffic.
  • Saeed remains in recovery following an emergency leg amputation, while the driver faces additional charges for failing to have vehicle insurance.

DALLAS What started as the end of ringing in the new year ended with a little boy fighting to live and a life that no longer looks anything like the one he had before.

What we know:

Just after 1 am. On Jan. 1, a family was driving northbound on Central Expressway after celebrating New Year’s Eve.

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