‘Absolutely Devastating’: Disabled Man Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver Dies

By Jamie Leary
DENVER (CBS4) – A 62-year-old man who was struck by An alleged drunk driver while making his way home in a wheelchair has passed away.
Just before 3 p.m. Tom Ackerman’s family stood by his hospital bedside side as doctors took him off life support.
“It’s been absolutely devastating,” said Michael Smith, Ackerman’s son.
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Doctors informed Ackerman’s family that he had less than a one percent chance of waking up on his own and th