Ashley Biersach’s story is tragic, but her initiatives are heroic




 

 

A survivor of a horrific automobile accident, Biersach, only 17 years old, has already experienced more than most people ever will.


Last May in Las Vegas, Ashley barely survived a horrible automobile accident. The young driver, a friend of Ashley’s, was taking a car full of students back to school from lunch. A distraction made the driver lose control of the car and it slammed into a light pole at nearly 60 mph.


Ashley was crushed from the waist down in the back seat where she was riding with two other girls. The driver and passenger in front died.


"I could see that my right foot was severed and that my left foot was hurt pretty badly," Ashley remembers.


When she was finally released from the hospital 49 days after the crash, she felt strongly about telling her story to other teenagers. "What happened to me and my friends was a nightmare," Ashley said. "If I can help save one person’s life by sharing my story, it will be worth it."


––Michael Binstock


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