The Sacramento State professor who was struck by a car near the Hornet Bookstore earlier this semester has returned to teaching full time.

Still bearing scars from the Feb. 7 accident, Professor William Thornburg,70, is back teaching full time at Sac State.

“I?m alive,” Thornburg said.

The physics professor suffered a concussion, a separated shoulder and required stitches in his head from the accident. His $27,000 UC Davis Medical Center bill was paid by the insurance company of the driver who struck him, Thornburg said.

After the accident, Thornburg said he realized he didn?t fully appreciate what he had in life.

“The physics department is a great place to work,” Thornburg said. “I enjoy the people here as much as anything.”

Thornburg said there were two good things that came out of the accident.

The new stop signs installed on State University Drive East was the first.

“The second good thing that came out of my accident is just how terribly nice people were to me,” Thornburg said. “They renewed my view of humanity.”

Due to medical problems unrelated to the accident Thornburg will miss finals in all his classes this semester.

Thornburg said that despite his recent trials, he has no plans to quit teaching soon. He intends to stay in the classroom until he is 75.

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