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Andrew Bellatti's Incredible Journey

On January 22nd, 2010, Andrew Bellatti's life changed forever. He was driving his Ford Mustang and like a typical 18 year old, he was flaunting his muscle car. It was a rainy night and Bellatti was approaching his former high school. Bellatti had been drafted by the Rays the past June in the 12th round of the annual draft. Anyway, it was a single lane road with a speed limit of 55, and Bellatti was nearly going over 80, when suddenly another vehicle pulled out and cut in front of him.

Bellatti quickly swerved into the oncoming traffic lane to try and sped around the vehicle (which quickly sped up in an attempt to not allow Bellatti to pass).