Originally Posted by GwenMarie30

OK. Well my daughter and my neighbor girl, Amber, snuck out of my house last night and went drinking and driving.

I got a call at 4:02am with a hysterical Amber screaming in pain and fear that she wrecked her car and they were hurt. They both had been drinking and hit a tree head on. I didnt even go to bed last night until 12:30am and they snuck out of my house and went next door to Amber's house and stole about a 12 pack of beer and came back here to drink. We just busted them for smoking pot(both girls) about two weeks ago and were already in trouble. ANyway they left my house a second time about 3:30am and went driving around my lake. They were coming back to my house when she hit the tree. Savannah is fine. She bruised both arms, broke a bone in her hand, and hit in the face with a airbag-otherwise she was ok. Amber on the other hand didnt make it out as well. She called me in painic as she knows I have nursing back ground. SHe had a compound fracture above the ankle and snapped the tibbia bone in half. It went thru the skin in front and back almost severing the foot about mid calf. I didnt go to the sceen of the accident as I dont have my license and I didnt think I would be any good when it came to my kid and my neighbor girl that I count almost as my own. I sent Paul down and called the other parents and the ambulance. Nothing is harder than having to call another parent in the dead of night and tell them their daughter has been in an accident and I dont know how they are but hurt bad.

The ambulances took both girls to the hospital. Mine was released but Amber is charged with DWI and will be arrested. She was transported to St. Louis to a bigger hospital where they had to have an orthopedic surgon set the leg. SHe had one surgery today and another scheduled for tuesday and possibly a 3rd. She may even lose her leg due to infection yet. There will be a lifetime of pain in store for this girl.

Neither girl was 16. Amber had a permit that she could drive with a licensed driver and she had insurance on her car. Amber will be 16 in May and Savannah will be 15. Amber wont see her drivers license until she is either 18 or 21. The state could very well charge her with involuntary manslaughter also. I dont see how but that was what was said. She will be arrested after being released from the hospital. This girl is in major trouble-legal and pain wise.

She is very close to my heart as these girls almost live in my house as much as my girls live in theirs. I spend everyday with these girls. It hurts my heart to see the pain this family will go thru. I know they will make it thru but the prayers will help them a long the way.

I am grateful that my girls were on stretchers and not body bags. Mine came home and is with her dad-she lives with him during the school year. My head is still spinning from the events of today, but mostly Im just really sad.