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These men, strangers 1 year ago, run half-marathon together after accident

Dean Otto was seriously injured after he was hit by a car while riding his bike last year in North Carolina. Against all odds, he learned to walk again, and eventually was able to run. One year to the day after the accident, Otto, the man who hit him and his surgeon ran a half-marathon together. NBC's Harry Smith has this week's Sunday Closer.
/ Source: TODAY

Dean Otto was seriously injured after he was hit by a car while riding his bike last year in North Carolina. Against all odds, he learned to walk again, and eventually was able to run. One year to the day after the accident, Otto, the man who hit him and his surgeon ran a half-marathon together. NBC’s Harry Smith has this week’s Sunday Closer.