Face of Phoenix officer scarred in 2001 car crash
After a taxi collision left Phoenix police officer Jason Schechterle with fourth degree burns his face head and hands required extensive surgery over weeks. Surgeons replaced skin with cadaver and shark cartilage grafts while his wife Suzie cared for their children and faced an uncertain future.
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Jason Schechterle
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Arizona Burn Center
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Kevin Foster
Clifford Smith
Caruso
Suzie Schechterle
Suzie
Jason
Zane
Daddy
Riley
Foster
Avondale
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Fire survivor Jason Schechterle’s long road to recovery
Based on interviews with the Schechterle family and responders, doctors, and therapists, the account follows Jason Schechterle from a devastating car fire on March 26 to months of burns treatment, multiple surgeries, and gradual rehabilitation, as he confronts disfigurement, loss of identity, and hope for the future.
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Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix
Suzie
Jason
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