Seriously injured Navy seaman from Redondo Beach back in good health

Some of you might remember Brandon Wexler. He served two tours with the Navy in Iraq and returned unscathed.

In June 2007, he slowed on the Harbor Freeway to aid a disabled motorist. A drunken driver struck his motorcycle from behind and sent him flying.

He was critically injured. Doctors had to repair his crushed pelvis, broken leg, and damaged internal organs. He was lucky to survive.

When I covered the story, I visited him at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The ICU waiting room was filled with guys just back from Iraq who had arrived to support their friend.

Wexler, now 24, spent four months in the hospital.

I followed up on him the other day. This time, it's all good news.

Although Wexler has some nasty scars from repeated surgeries, and some lower back pain, he said his only other lasting physical problem from the crash is a limp. After doctors put his pelvis back together, one leg is a bit shorter than the other.

He lives in Redondo Beach and recently started a job as an agent for New York Life Insurance Company. He works in Pasadena.

"I'm doing good," he said.

Stories like this don't often end positively. Glad this one did for a change.

(Oh, and I got his number if you want to throw a little business his way. You gotta figure he knows a little something about life insurance.)