JEFFERSONVILLE, In. (WAVE) - Earlier this month, two men were struck by a drunk driver in Jeffersonville. One of them was supposed to get married that same weekend, and the other would be his best man.

Now, two weeks after the accident, the community has raised nearly $65,000 towards their recovery.

At around 1:00 a.m. on August 1st, Rich Ottersbach got a call that his son, Lincoln Ottersbach, and his best friend, Kirk Nuthak, had been hit by a car

“I didn’t know for that 20-minute drive over here whether he was gonna be alive or dead or what it was,” said Ottersbach.

Both Lincoln and Kirk had suffered head injuries and several broken bones. Kirk and his wife are expecting their first child in November, and Lincoln was just hours away from his wedding.

Now, they aren’t sure exactly wh

See Full Page