Aug 26, 2006 6:45 pm US/Eastern
Man Injured By Thrown Rock Seeks Normalcy
Blinded In Right Eye By Random Act
WORCESTER (CBS4) ―
The man injured on July 27 when someone threw rocks off an I-290 overpass in Worcester is hoping to return to a normal life after being blinded in his right eye.
Michael Porra has endured two surgeries to fix his cheek, eyebrow and nose. Police still don't know who threw the rocks that also damaged two other cars.
"Right now we're telling him yes, there's hope for his eye but in reality there might not be hope for his eye and that's the sad part about it," said Anna Porra, Michael's wife.
July 27, 2006: Man Injured By Rocks Thrown Off Worcester OverpassPorra was a random victim. On July 27, someone threw rocks off the Laurel Street overpass onto Eastbound I-290 in Worchester. The five inch rock crashed threw his window fracturing his skull -- erasing his memory of that day - and leaving the 55-year-old maintenance super unable to enjoy his life.
July 27, 2006: Man Critically Injured By Rock Thrown From Overpass "He's probably very exhausted right now wants to go home and rest," Anna Porra said.
There's a $6,100 reward for information leading to an arrest.
August 3, 2006: Reward Offered In Worcester Rock-Throwing Assault"If anybody has a conscience out there, they should do the right thing and come forward," Anna Porra said. "Take your punishment and live with it or else you're going to live with this for the rest of your life."
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