Blind Antioch Teen Feels His Way Through Auto Shop

Blind Teen's Special Talent For Fixing Engines
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Country music blares from the rear of the shop as Eric Navarro gets to work.

His classmates tinker with cars in various stages of disrepair while the Antioch High School sophomore, who is blind, dismantles the engine of a 1996 Buick.

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