The impact was so violent, it launched his car into the air before exploding into flames.
All because of one alleged drunk driver.

That’s how 19-year-old Aidan Poole, a sophomore at Texas Tech University, found his life forever changed.

Reports say Aidan was struck from behind by a speeding Porsche. The force of the collision destroyed everything—his car, his belongings, and the sense of safety he once carried as a young man chasing his dreams.

Miraculously, Aidan survived. But survival came at a devastating cost. He is now in the Lubbock burn unit with catastrophic burn injuries across his body, enduring multiple surgeries and agonizing treatments. Every moment is a fight.

Aidan wasn’t just any student—he was an honors Physics major, with minors in Math and German, filled with ambition and potential. He had only just begun his sophomore year when this nightmare stole his normal college life away.

His family calls this what it truly is: not an accident, but an assault—the result of someone else’s reckless, selfish choice to drink and drive.

Now, they are standing by his side through every painful step, balancing the heartbreak of his recovery with the determination to seek justice.

🙏 Please keep Aidan, his family, and his medical team in your thoughts and prayers. May his story be a reminder that one careless decision behind the wheel can destroy lives in an instant.