Jennifer Stehle, 41, lost a leg after a man allegedly got behind the wheel of a boat while drunk.
Stehle's family and friends are doing what they can to help, as she is facing a long road to recovery
Stehle, a Wake County Public School System social worker, was critically injured in that boating crash that led to her leg being amputated. Ten-year-old Brooklyn Carroll, who was a guest of the Stehle family at Harris Lake that day, was killed in the boat crash.
The incident hit close to home for Terry Leonard, the co-owner of Abbey Road in Fuquay-Varina.
Leonard told ABC11 that he and his family go boating on Harris Lake all the time, and he said this incident underscored the dangers of boating under the influence.
He also said Stehle really needs support right now as she moves forward.
"I mean, it's part of the community. She's a social worker at one of the schools that my kids went to," Leonard said. "I mean, there's just a lot of connections there, and I just feel terrible for them. I can't imagine putting myself being in that situation, going from a normal day and a happy place on the lake where you're supposed to have fun, to ending so tragically."
On Wednesday, 20% of all proceeds at Abbey Road will go to Stehle's family.
The restaurant/bar will stay open until midnight on Wednesday for anyone who would like to stop by and help.
Both the man driving the boat and the boat's owner face second-degree murder and other charges.