In Brief:
- Country singer Keaton Adams, 24, returned to the stage in September wearing an eyepatch after an early August car crash.
- The wreck, at 80 to 90 miles per hour, left him blind in his right eye and with a fractured fibula.
- Adams underwent about 20 hours of surgery in four days, including eight hours to remove glass from his retina.
Keaton Adams: Country singer Keaton Adams is back on stage. He is wearing an eyepatch. And he is lucky to be alive.
The 24-year-old nearly died in a violent car wreck in early August. The crash left him blind in his right eye.
Adams returned to the stage in September. His comeback has since drawn wide attention.
Humor has been part of it. A man standing beside Adams joked that he once tried to book the singer.
Then, the man said, Adams wrecked his car, hurt his hip and was left with only one eye.
Adams played along. He looked up and said "argh" like a pirate. A female fan then told him she was glad he didn't die.
A Crash at 80 to 90 Miles Per Hour
Adams revealed the full story in late August. He did not hold back.
"I don't know where to start," he said. "I got in a really bad car accident."
He said he was told he was driving between 80 and 90 miles per hour. The car flipped a couple of times. He was not wearing his seat belt.
He fractured his fibula. He lost sight in his right eye.
Still, he stayed upbeat. "If I'm still breathing, I'm still singing," he said.
He called the outcome "crazy." He said he should not be here. He said he did not walk away from the wreck. He "crawled away."
A Stranger Who Stopped
A passing driver saved his life. Adams said the man's name is Aaron. He is 21.
Aaron happened to be driving by. He pulled Adams out of the car.
Then he took two pictures. Adams said Aaron believed it might be the last time anyone saw the singer alive. He wanted his family to have those pictures.
Hours of Surgery
The injuries were severe. Medical scans showed a large piece of glass in Adams' eye.
The glass was lodged in his retina. Removing it took about eight hours.
Adams said he went through roughly 20 hours of surgery in just four days.
How Fans First Heard the News
Fans learned something was wrong in early August. A statement released Aug. 8 said Adams had been in an accident the night before. It said he was receiving medical care.
The statement also said he could no longer perform that night at Coupland Dance Hall.
He had been scheduled to play with Giovannie & The Hired Guns.
Now, about two months later, Adams is performing again. He says he plans to keep going.
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