Mesa girl, 8, innocent victim of a freak traffic accident
Two SUVs collided at
A black Ford Explorer driven by
Nesbitt said her daughter suffered multiple fractures.
The first-grader at
Kehinde and Sadie were taken to
"She's going to pull through and she's going to be strong," Nesbitt said. "There was no injury to the brain. She is going to be OK."
Although Sadie likely will be wheelchair-bound for some period of time, she added, "They said because she so young, it will help her recover."
Nesbitt said she is still struggling to grasp what happened to her daughter and her mother that morning. She said she suffered only bumps and bruises.
"I am still not able to grasp it all. I am trying to stay strong for her (Sadie) and do what she needs me to do,"
Kehinde posted on Facebook: "We continue to be humbled by the outpouring of love and support for our precious warrior. We know prayers are so powerful so please continue to keep her on your prayers."
Classmates at
First-graders and kindergartners last week made her get-well cards and the school, at
Nesbitt created a page on gofundme.com to raise donations that will help cover her medical expenses until a settlement can be arranged with Carroll's insurance company.
The page, gofundme.com/help-cover- sadie's-medical-expenses, seeks to raise
Nesbitt said the family members had been walking on
Kehinde wrote on Facebook that the family was participating in the virtual
Their participation coincided with the wedding of
"We were at the crosswalk waiting for the light to change. We heard a loud crash and that's all I remember," Kehinde wrote, adding that she was thrown about 100 feet while Sadie was thrown 300 feet by the force of the collision.
The
The
"There's conflicting statements about what color the light was. That's why it's still under investigation," said Sgt.
He said detectives are tracking down and reviewing any surveillance videos that might be available from nearby businesses in hopes of clarifying the color of the light during the collision.
A statement from the
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