{"id":156435,"date":"2026-02-08T23:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/156435\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T23:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:50:15","slug":"dallas-child-who-lost-leg-in-new-years-day-crash-returns-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/156435\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas child who lost leg in New Year\u2019s Day crash returns home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05kj6mq3f4wch44j.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas child home after devastating New Year's crash\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">DALLAS &#8211; An 8-year-old Dallas boy who lost his leg in a New Year\u2019s Day crash involving a suspected drunk driver returned home Friday, beginning a long road to recovery that his family says is fueled by the child&#8217;s own optimism.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Said Abbaszade was traveling with his parents and sister shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 1 when their car was T-boned while heading north on Central Expressway. The impact caused the vehicle to flip, ejecting the boy onto the roadway.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/said-abbaszade-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">While doctors were able to save the child\u2019s life, the severity of his injuries required an amputation. After spending more than a month in the hospital, Said is now focused on rehabilitation and the eventual fitting of a prosthetic leg.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;I would like to see my son how he lived his previous life,&#8221; said his mother, Rukhsara Abbasova. &#8220;He&#8217;s jumping, running, playing with other kids, and I will try to do everything I can for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The transition home brings new challenges. The family is currently searching for a one-story house to accommodate Said\u2019s mobility needs and is looking into getting him a therapy dog to help with the emotional trauma of the crash. Abbasova noted that while her son remains hopeful about walking again, he continues to struggle with nightmares and a fear of riding in vehicles.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/said-abbaszade-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The driver of the other vehicle, 23-year-old Michael Lavarius McRae, was arrested following the crash. He faces multiple charges, including intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury, resisting arrest, and failure to maintain financial responsibility.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">According to records, McRae is currently out on bond.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">A community fundraiser established to help the Abbaszade family cover medical expenses and future prosthetic costs has already raised more than $114,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this article is from the Abbaszade family, Dallas Police, and previous FOX 4 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DALLAS &#8211; An 8-year-old Dallas boy who lost his leg in a New Year\u2019s Day crash involving a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1046,102,581,104,103,223,216,393],"class_list":["post-156435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-news","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}