{"id":2025,"date":"2023-10-03T00:07:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2023-10-03T00:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:07:59","slug":"7-year-old-angel-fights-for-life-after-tragic-collision-with-truck-as-she-chased-her-ball-into-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2025","title":{"rendered":"7-year-old angel fights for life after tragic collision with truck as she chased her ball into the road"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s every parent\u2019s worst nightmare and something we all fear \u2013 that our children might one day get hit by a vehicle on the street.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, we read about it year after year. This time, it involves a precious 7-year-old girl from Utah.<\/p>\n

Emery Burrows, 7, from St.George, Utah, is now fighting for her life at a Las Vegas hospital. She needs all the support she can get \u2013 thankfully, there are many people rallying behind her and her family.<\/p>\n

The tragic accident happened last weekend. Emery, described by her family as a \u201dfirecracker\u201d, was struck by a pickup truck and sustained severe injuries.<\/p>\n

She was airlifted to a hospital in Las Vegas, where she is receiving treatment. According to the family, Emery and her brother were playing soccer in their front yard at dusk when their ball rolled into the road.<\/p>\n

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Emery did as she had been instructed: she waited for the cars to pass so she could retrieve the ball. She spotted one car approaching, but didn\u2019t see a pickup truck approaching from the other side.<\/p>\n

\u201dShe looked right, looked left, she looked left there was a car coming, she stopped that car saw her, saw the ball, and stopped,\u201d her aunt, Kate Story, told Fox13.<\/p>\n

\u201dThen Emery proceeded to run from that car and didn\u2019t see there was a vehicle coming the opposite way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collision was severe, and chaos unfolded at the scene. When officers arrived, they found Emery unconscious.<\/p>\n

The driver, a neighbor who lives near the Burrows family, never saw Emery. He remained at the scene and cooperated with the police investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201dThere\u2019s nothing they could\u2019ve done; it\u2019s dark, you don\u2019t see a ball or a kid,\u201d Kate Story said. \u201dThen all of a sudden there\u2019s this little peanut right in front of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emery suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull, brain bleeding, and a tibia fracture.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt was one of those things where it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s not really Emery\u2019s fault. It\u2019s definitely not this guy\u2019s fault,\u2019\u201d Kate Story, Emery\u2019s aunt, told KSL.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s just a tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The family quickly set up a GoFundMe page to cover medical expenses and has requested prayers and support. The response has been tremendous, with the family receiving over $13,000 at the time of writing. Most importantly, though, Emery continues to make progress. She can now breathe on her own, and her little body is putting up one hell of a fight.<\/p>\n

\u201dShe\u2019s doing remarkable for what her little body, the trauma that it has endured,\u201d said Emery\u2019s aunt. \u201dA chain and screws are holding Emery\u2019s injured leg together, she said, and her brain bleed and swelling are going down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emery, who loves to dance and play soccer, has proven to be a true fighter. The road to recovery will be long, but the support from the community and the energy the family can draw from Emery\u2019s fighting spirit are helping.<\/p>\n

By Monday evening, after being taken off sedation and managing to breathe independently, Emery could utter a few words, although her consciousness was intermittent, as reported by Fox13.<\/p>\n

\u201dShe\u2019s in and out of consciousness right now, she\u2019s breathing on her own, she does have the ability to speak although she hasn\u2019t been talking and conversing yet or opened her eyes to make eye contact yet,\u201d said Story. \u201dBut as far as traumatic brain injury, all of those signs are reassuring.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been an emotional rollercoaster for Emery\u2019s family, but her aunt says the prayers pouring in have sustained her recovery.<\/p>\n

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\u201dWe can\u2019t stop crying. It\u2019s been so emotional. We\u2019ve just been so blessed with the outpouring of love, and Emery is very fierce. So if anybody can get through this, it\u2019s her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emery\u2019s mom has also left a message on the GoFundMe-page, asking for continued prayers and support.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease pray for my tiny girl to make a full recovery so she can get back to dancing, playing soccer, and loving on her puppies. Please also pray for my neighbor that hit her, that he and his wife will be able to heal from this tragedy as well. Thank you,\u201d Emery\u2019s mom wrote.<\/p>\n

Sending my thoughts and prayers for everyone and the family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s every parent\u2019s worst nightmare and something we all fear \u2013 that our children might one day get hit by a vehicle on the street. Unfortunately, we read about it year after year. This time, it involves a precious 7-year-old girl from Utah. Emery Burrows, 7, from St.George, Utah, is now fighting for her life […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2029,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025\/revisions\/2029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}