An athletic 10-year-old girl who loves soccer, ice skating, skiing, rock climbing and other sports, will never walk again after her spine was severed in an Interstate 70 traffic crash.
Lucy Harris was paralyzed from the waist down after her family car, a 2016 Chevrolet sedan, was rear-ended July 15 while it was stopped in the westbound lanes of the interstate near Genesee.
Lucy suffered multiple severe injuries in addition to her spinal cord being severed, including broken bones, bleeding in her lungs, a brain bleed and internal injuries. She’s undergone multiple surgeries.Jennifer Harris was also injured in the crash, suffering a concussion, a broken wrist and various cuts and bruises. Her son, 7-year-old Calvin who was also in the car, was not severely injured.
Jerold Taylor, 52, of Thornton, was driving a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe, a large SUV, in the left lane at 70 mph when the crash happened, according to the Colorado State Patrol report on the incident. Taylor, who was off duty at the time of the crash and was driving a personal vehicle, could not be reached for comment.
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