Triathlete Ashleigh Whitton is showing new signs of recovery, including moving her toes and breathing on her own, two weeks after being struck by a car during a race in Palm Beach County.
Monday marks two weeks since Ashleigh Whitton, 45, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, was struck by a car. She was competing in the bicycle portion of the Bill Bone Olympic Triathlon when investigators said a 74-year-old driver turned onto the closed course, striking Whitton and another cyclist.
She was airlifted to the hospital with severe injuries and was in a coma following the crash. She remains paralyzed from the neck down and is still hospitalized…