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Nur Kausar nkausar@thespectrum.com The Spectrum | |
CEDAR CITY - The mother who suffered severe injuries in an accident involving her vehicle and a garbage truck Dec. 6 is doing well at Kolob Rehabilitation Center, said her husband, LeRoy Stubbs. Violet Jessop moved to Kolob on Monday from Intermountain Medical Center and has been able to regularly see her children, who are staying with family friend Pam Langford. "She's a trooper," Stubbs said. "She really dug deep. I think she's on the road to progression." Jessop had four children in her van when the accident occurred at the intersection of state Route 130 and 3000 North. AngelLee Stubbs, who was nine months old, died in the accident. SunderLee Stubbs, 11, was airlifted to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City and is still hospitalized. The two-year-old twins also in the van were treated and released from Valley View Medical Center the day of the accident. Stubbs said SunderLee is still at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, but he is also making some progress. "He had serious head injuries and was in what you'd call a comatose state," Stubbs said, noting SunderLee now responds to yes and no questions by blinking and knows pain when physicians poke him. Stubbs said physicians did not think Jessop would be able to leave the ICU as soon as she did, though she will remain at Kolob for an indeterminate amount of time. "She looks really well," Langford said, noting Jessop is able to get herself to the bathroom without help but is still having trouble walking because of her injuries. "I was surprised." The Langford family has been taking care of the twins and Stubbs' two older daughters, who were in school the day of the accident. "From the family, thank you, thank you to the community and Gateway (Preparatory Academy) for all their help," Stubbs said, who just returned to Cedar City Wednesday night after making the trip to see his son. Langford said her family has everything they need so far and she would be taking the children to see Jessop Christmas morning to open presents. Tiffanie Matthews, who has facilitated donation opportunities and helped the volunteer coordinators for the Stubbs family, said the best thing the community could continue to do is donate to the Stubbs family account at Wells Fargo. "There will be ongoing expenses for the funeral, hospital stays and care for the family," Matthews said. "Keep them in your prayers." The Cedar City Police Department has not yet released an official statement on the cause of the accident. Public Information Officer Sgt. JR Robinson last week said investigators would reconstruct what happened to determine the cause. So far, said Det. Nate Williams, investigators have been able to get coordinates and are working on the speeds of both vehicles at the time of the accident. | |
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TheSpectrum.com Originally published December 24, 2010 | |
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