El Paso veteran suffers leg amputation after motorcycle crash on his way to work

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso veteran is dealing with physical wounds and financial strain after a crash left him without a leg.

Police have not said who was at fault in the crash that happened last Thursday but, Cordale Eddins is dealing with the loss of his leg. He says he's taking it one day at a time.

"What I really remember is that I was on the ground, I ripped my helmet off and then I see my leg and I just started screaming," said Cordale Eddins.

Before that life-altering crash...

Cordale Eddins was in the army for 5 years and 8 months. He was discharged after a back surgery. He began working for a security company to support his wife and son in El Paso. On his way to work, Cordale's life changed.

"This lady, her car was turning. So I try to slam on my brakes to swerve out of the way to avoid it. And then the next thing, what I really remember is that that I was on the ground," said Cordale.

Before the ambulance arrived, two strangers helped him through the pain.

"But there's two wonderful people. They prayed for me. they let me hold their hands while I was screaming through my pain," said Cordale.

His wife Adriana arrived quickly. Police questioned how she knew of the crash.

"He wears an Apple watch and it has crash detection on it. So I received a text notification that, you know, crash detection for Cordale. And so I heard the ding and I've never heard the ding before," said Adriana, Cordale's wife.

First responders told her about his husband's injuries.

"They said we saved his life and that's just kinda when I broke down because I didn't know it was that bad you know."

Eddins developed sepsis which led to the amputation of his left leg. Cordale says the first step in his recovery:

"Learning how to talk about it and just accepting what happened," said Cordale "There's still a mission, nothing changed just another route."

If you want to help the Eddin family you can donate to the families GoFundMe here.

The Eddin family wants to find the two women who brought Cordale comfort that day. You can help reunite them by identifying the strangers who were at Stanton and Mills on Oct.19 at 2:50.

"If you were the ones there, we would love to see you and meet you," Adriana said. "These ladies, you guys were angels."