CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Clarksville family's lives have been forever altered after what should have been a celebration of love became a nightmare due to a drunk driver.
Mickey and Melissa McLeod had just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a cruise.
"It was great, we had a good time. Had a real good time. Talked about spending our next 30 years together," said Mickey McLeod.
But on their way home in April, while stopped at a red light outside Macon, Georgia, the unthinkable happened.
"We were leaving that Taco Bell, sitting at a red light, and this drunk driver come off the interstate and hit right behind my door," said Mickey.
The impact left their family car in pieces.
Mickey spent several days in the hospital, but Melissa has remained hospitalized ever since the c

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