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May 19, 2010

Lauren Morris doesn't remember much from the day that she crashed her car, though the accident changed the course of her life, reports WBIR.

Morris was involved in a head-on collision when another car crossed into her lane. The other driver was killed and Morris suffered a ruptured aorta, shattered pelvis, concussion, broken tibia, and a bruised sciatic nerve. She was immediately rushed to the hospital.

Individuals who suffer a ruptured aorta rarely make it to the hospital, let alone survive, Dr Mitchell Goldman, one of the physicians who operated on Lauren, told the news provider.

After a few rocky weeks where she was in a coma, suffered two strokes and survived a fever of 106 degrees, Lauren has pulled through and is on her road recovery.

"If God hadn't been on my side, I definitely wouldn't have made it through," Morris told the news provider. "I had a five percent chance of living, five percent. That's just kind of crazy."

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a total of 16,520 people died in passenger car crashes in 2007 and 1,475,000 were injured in 2006 (the last year for which data was available).

The Crash Survivors Network offers countless resources for individuals involved in traumatic car accidents. They offer information on how to locate grief counseling for those who may have lost a loved one due to a car crash. They also offer guides to dealing with post traumatic stress disorder and disabilities resulting from a car accident.

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