This Little Girl Was Run Over By A Car While Waiting For Her Bus And The iPad In Her Bag Probably Saved Her Life
Troy, Missouri. It was the morning of October 1st when a 10-year-old little girl named Jersey was sitting there, doing something she did every school day.
She was waiting for her bus on the corner of Cuivre Ridge and Gravens Road, but on that morning, she ended up being run over by a car before her bus could arrive.
“She became trapped under the car for at least 15 minutes,” Rachel Meyer wrote on a GoFundMe page. Rachel works with Jersey’s mom Erika.
“Her father worked fast and retrieved a jack to lift the car so that Jersey could be freed,” Rachel continued.
“She has a broken leg with several fractures and severe road rash. As of now, she is stable, but they are having a hard time with controlling her pain.”
Rachel went on to say that Jersey surviving the accident is a “miracle” and the only reason she is even alive is because of her book bag.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Jersey
Jersey had placed her iPad inside of her bag, and thank goodness she did because that was what prevented her injuries from being worse.
“They think that the iPad took the impact and protected her spine,” Rachel explained.
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“We are coming together to try and take as much of the financial burden off of Erika and Jason and their beautiful family during this incredibly stressful time. Please continue to pray for Jersey and her recovery, as there is a long road ahead.”
Rachel created a GoFundMe page to help raise enough money to cover Jersey’s medical bills and the cost of her recovery.
Rachel set the goal at $2,000 for the fundraiser, and so far the community has come together to raise $5,498 for Jersey.
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe page for Jersey, you can do that here.
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