Former Brennan football standout whose legs were severed during wreck 'determined,' 'positive'

Police said the young man was riding his motorcycle north on West Loop 1604 at Wiseman Boulevard when he collided with a Ford truck making a turnaround on the highway, according to earlier mySA.com reports. Police said the young man was riding his motorcycle north on West Loop 1604 at Wiseman Boulevard when he collided with a Ford truck making a turnaround on the highway, according to earlier mySA.com reports. Photo: Provided By The Beaugard Family Photo: Provided By The Beaugard Family Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Former Brennan football standout whose legs were severed during wreck 'determined,' 'positive' 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — The active lifestyle of 22-year-old Aaron Beaugard was tragically changed Sept. 17 when he was involved in a motorcycle accident on the city’s far West Side.

Police said the young man was riding his motorcycle north on West Loop 1604 at Wiseman Boulevard when he collided with a Ford truck making a turnaround on the highway, according to previous mySA.com reports.

Beaugard, a former Brennan High School running back and 2012 graduate, survived the collision, but is now facing the transition into life as a double amputee.

After spending the first days on life support and enduring multiple surgeries, he is now responsive and healing – both physically and mentally – his girlfriend of nearly 4 years, Janell Perez, told mySA.com in a phone interview Friday.

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“He has a really positive attitude about everything,” Perez said. “He’s determined to get better, he progresses, even with the small things.”

Perez shared that along with recently joining a semi-pro football team, Beaugard is also the father of the couple’s 3-year-old son. She said he remains optimistic about still being able to do the things he was used to before his accident.

“It was a hard transition, it was hard for him to realize it’s not going to be the same but he’s still excited about his future,” she said. “I knew at the moment his life was going to change and I was OK with that, I knew I would be at his side.”

Perez said her boyfriend’s doctors haven’t issued an expected date of when he will be released as he is still in recovering from the amputations, a shattered left arm, a broken thumb and severe road rash – all without medical insurance to cover the mounting medical expenses.

His family has created a GoFundMe account in Beaugard’s name to alleviate the costs. The fund, started on Sept. 23, has generated a little more than $4,000 in donations as of Friday, but medical bills are expected to “exceed hundreds of thousands of dollars,” she said.

Beaugard’s family, especially Perez and his stepmother Stephanie Beuagard, want his supporters to know their help has not gone unnoticed.

“We want to make sure everyone knows that we’re grateful for the outpouring of support,” Stephanie Beaugard, said as she fought back tears. “He’s going to have his days, he has his ups and downs, but he’s making it.”

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