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King was conscious enough to give the deputy phone numbers to contact his family but was in considerable pain.

The author was first transported to Northern Cumberland Hospital in Bridgton and then flown by helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center, in Lewiston.

His injuries — a collapsed right lung, multiple fractures of his right leg, scalp laceration and a broken hip — kept him at CMMC until July 9.

His leg bones were so shattered doctors initially considered amputating his leg, but stabilized the bones in the leg with an external fixator.

After five operations in ten days and physical therapy, King resumed work on On Writing in July, though his hip was still shattered and he could only sit for about forty minutes before the pain became worse.

Soon it became nearly unbearable.