‘It was a traumatic experience.’ Family involved in crash that sent multiple individuals to the hospital provides update

RIRIE — A section family is location recovering aft being successful a car crash complete nan Fourth of July weekend.

Curtis and Jana Hamilton and their 4 children had plans to spell to a equine show astatine nan Wind River Arena successful Rigby adjacent their location connected nan time of nan crash, which was July 5. They had near a section chair astatine Jana’s brother’s location successful Menan truthful they were going to prime it up past spell backmost to nan arena.

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“It’s a way we return almost each day,” nan Hamilton family said successful a connection to EastIdahoNews.com.

Police reports show nan clang occurred adjacent nan intersection of 300 North and 4400 East (between Rigby and Ririe) erstwhile a reddish Chrysler 300 grounded to extremity astatine a extremity motion and rammed into nan rear driver’s broadside of nan golden Cadillac Escalade driving westbound connected 300 North.

It was antecedently reported nan Cadillac rolled and 3 occupants were ejected earlier nan conveyance came to a remainder successful a ditch, but nan Hamilton’s said only 2 were ejected.

“It was a traumatic experience,” nan Hamilton’s recalled.

The segment of nan car crash. | Courtesy Hamilton family

The family said Curtis’s femur came retired of his socket and went done his pelvis. He was taken by ambulance to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and past flown down to nan University of Utah Hospital successful Salt Lake City wherever doctors reconstructed his pelvis. He spent clip successful a rehab halfway earlier coming home.

Jana collapsed her correct elbow, and 1 of their children walked distant pinch a sore connected their enarthrosis and 1 needed a staple successful their caput and had bruised knees. Their 10-year-old girl who was ejected had a insignificant concussion.

“I cognize location were angels pinch america astatine nan clip of nan wreck,” nan Hamilton’s said. “There is nary logical measurement that Ellie was ejected without being wounded astatine all. I show her an angel must person picked her up retired of nan car and said thing for illustration ‘we are conscionable going to move you complete present truthful you don’t die.’ She genuinely is simply a occurrence and I’m judge Tira was protected arsenic well.”

Tira is their six-year-old girl who was recovered laying successful nan mediate of nan roadworthy and unresponsive astatine first.

“(She) past started to outcry and had a bunch of fractures connected nan correct broadside of her caput and a batch of roadworthy rash and scrapes but nary different surgery bones,” nan family shared.

She was taken by ambulance to EIRMC past airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital successful Salt Lake City. Tira was successful nan PICU for 1 time earlier being moved to nan neuro/trauma center. She “made awesome advancement each day” and was released from nan infirmary connected July 10.

“I asked nan neuro expert if she recovered a batch quicker than he expected and he said if he had made a stake connected her numbers of erstwhile she would beryllium released, he decidedly would person mislaid his bet,” Jana mentioned. “She genuinely was ace quality and it was a occurrence really quickly she healed.”

Jana added, “We are doing bully and emotion blessed for nan speedy betterment of some Curtis and Tira. It’s been a batch to grip but we are conscionable trying to return it 1 time astatine a time.”

Curtis will request to enactment disconnected his correct limb for 12 weeks. He is nan superior supplier for his family. A family-friend shared Jana’s Venmo connected societal media for group wanting to thief nan family pinch nan unexpected expenses and “anything other they are successful request of astatine this time.” To donate, click here.

“We are truthful grateful for each nan emotion and prayers we felt from nan organization and those that reached retired to help,” nan Hamilton’s said. “The prayers were decidedly felt, and I cognize that is why Tira is still pinch america and treatment arsenic good arsenic she is.”

The constabulary investigation into nan clang is ongoing. Jefferson County Sheriff spokeswoman Jennifer Fullmer said intoxicant is suspected to beryllium a facet successful nan crash, but trial results for those progressive are not backmost yet. The driver of nan Chrysler 300 has not been identified. No charges person been revenge successful this case.

Tira Hamilton astatine Primary Children’s Hospital. | Courtesy Hamilton family

Tira Hamilton 5 days aft being released from nan hospital. | Courtesy Hamilton family

Curtis and Tira Hamilton. | Courtesy Hamilton family

Curtis and Jana Hamilton’s family money flyer group up by a family-friend.| Courtesy Hamilton family