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WATCH: WH Native Set for 3,300-Mile Cross-Country Wheelchair Trek

From Burbank to West Hempstead, Suheil Aghabi will hit the road April 1.

Suheil Aghabi, 42, (also known as Gabriel Cordell) is planning to roll cross-country from Burbank, Calif., where he currently resides, to his hometown West Hempstead, where he was involved in a car accident 20 years ago that left him paralyzed.

The 1988 West Hempstead High School graduate will depart on April 1 and expects to complete the trip in 70 days.

“I think I can average 50 miles a day, which is crazy because your arms and shoulders aren't meant for that much strain,” he recently told Patch.

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