Peter Morano Foundation
For Safe Winter Roadways
Peter Morano suffered massive facial injuries and doctors now know he is permanently blind in his left eye, due to an incident on an Illinois roadway on January 4, 2010. Peter was traveling east on IL Rt. 56 in Warrenville, Illinois when a semi tractor-trailer was traveling west. Both vehicles approached a viaduct at the same time. The semi was piled with an extreme amount of snow and ice, as witnessed by several motorists. When the truck passed under the viaduct, the ice on top of the trailer violently struck the concrete viaduct, launching toaster-size chunks of ice all over the roadway. One of those pieces torpedoed through the windshield of Peter's car. The impact forced glass and ice into Peter's face and eyes with intense force. The truck continued on, but all others vehicles traveling in both directions stopped. Concerned citizens and emergency personal came to Peter's aid in his desperate time of need.
When Peter arrived at Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Illinois, doctors found extensive damage to and around his left eye. They found a shattered nose, a shattered orbit and a skull fracture. The lacerations were numerous, including one to his left eye lid that literally cut it in half horizontally. The cuts to his nose were so extensive that the shattered bones were exposed.
Doctors immediately started putting Peter through a series of tests to determine the extent of his injuries. A surgical team was assembled and they began their tedious task right away. The surgeons did all they could to remove the glass and realign the broken bones in Peter's devastated face. The surgery lasted three hours. Nothing could be done for his sight at that time. In the next two weeks, there were two more sugeries, four days apart. The first was to further repair his shattered nose and the second was an orbital reconstruction. A titanium plate was inserted through his eye socket to replace the shattered orbital bones and realign his left eye. This was a two hour surgery that also involved the removal of more glass and bone fragments.
In addition to the structural damage, there was also life changing damage to the inside of Peter's eye. His eye was cut deeply. The Iris (the colored part of the eye) and lens were torn. His irrigation ducts were shredded, so his eye does not tear. There is nerve damage and retinal damage from the impact of the ice and glass. A team of specialists at the Wheaton Eye Clinic have worked tirelessly to find a way to restore Peter's eyesight. About six weeks after the incident occurred, Peter and his wife Debbie were at one of Peter's many doctor's appointments when they recieved the terrible news: Peter's eyesight will not be returning.
THIS TRAGEDY WAS SO PREVENTABLE! Although Peter is suffering from his injuries, he is determined to make sure this doesn't happen to others. Legislation needs to be passed in Illinois and nationwide, so that we can all be safer. Don't think this can't happen to you, that's what Peter used to think... Please contact us and your legislators. Your support will make a difference.
When Peter arrived at Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Illinois, doctors found extensive damage to and around his left eye. They found a shattered nose, a shattered orbit and a skull fracture. The lacerations were numerous, including one to his left eye lid that literally cut it in half horizontally. The cuts to his nose were so extensive that the shattered bones were exposed.
Doctors immediately started putting Peter through a series of tests to determine the extent of his injuries. A surgical team was assembled and they began their tedious task right away. The surgeons did all they could to remove the glass and realign the broken bones in Peter's devastated face. The surgery lasted three hours. Nothing could be done for his sight at that time. In the next two weeks, there were two more sugeries, four days apart. The first was to further repair his shattered nose and the second was an orbital reconstruction. A titanium plate was inserted through his eye socket to replace the shattered orbital bones and realign his left eye. This was a two hour surgery that also involved the removal of more glass and bone fragments.
In addition to the structural damage, there was also life changing damage to the inside of Peter's eye. His eye was cut deeply. The Iris (the colored part of the eye) and lens were torn. His irrigation ducts were shredded, so his eye does not tear. There is nerve damage and retinal damage from the impact of the ice and glass. A team of specialists at the Wheaton Eye Clinic have worked tirelessly to find a way to restore Peter's eyesight. About six weeks after the incident occurred, Peter and his wife Debbie were at one of Peter's many doctor's appointments when they recieved the terrible news: Peter's eyesight will not be returning.
THIS TRAGEDY WAS SO PREVENTABLE! Although Peter is suffering from his injuries, he is determined to make sure this doesn't happen to others. Legislation needs to be passed in Illinois and nationwide, so that we can all be safer. Don't think this can't happen to you, that's what Peter used to think... Please contact us and your legislators. Your support will make a difference.
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