Photo courtesy of Finley family Go Fund Me account
By Wyatt Anderson
MCP Staff Reporter
Just one day after Thanksgiving, Midland College Career and Technical Coordinator Dawn Finley received the news every mother fears to hear in the Permian Basin.
“I got a call from the hospital saying there was an accident, and I needed to come pick up the baby” Finley said.
Finley was in the middle of preparing a lesson for her sunday school class when the unexpected call from the hospital reached her. Yet Finley had no idea that the accident involved her son, wife, and kids until she reached the hospital.
“I really had no idea what was going on until I got to the hospital and realized I was picking up my grand baby” Finley said.
Friday Nov 28, Jake Finley and his wife Summer were returning home from Black Friday shopping with two of their three daughters, when tragedy in the form of another vehicle permanently shook their lives.
The driver responsible for the accident allegedly lost control of his automobile hitting the highway median, causing the vehicle to go airborne. The Finleys became the victims of the outcome, resulting in a head on collision.
Consequently, Jake Finley suffered from two broken ankles, a rib and shattered nose. His 6 year old daughter received a broken wrist, and a deep 4 inch gash on her head. Finley’s wife was critically injured during the impact, ensuing a major concussion and trauma to her brain causing internal bleeding. Yet thankfully the Finley’s 11 month old daughter was only bruised with minor scratches.
According to Dawn Finley, her son’s family is now in recovery making improvements. Finley’s 6 year old grand daughter is now out of the hospital with stitches in her laceration to the head, and cast on the wrist. After having surgery on both his ankles and nose, Finley’s son Jake is still aguishly in pain from the after math. Finley’s daughter in-law Summer is still suffering from internal bleeding to the brain, yet hope has sparked as she has waken up from the coma calling for her children.
“Both of my grand daughters are now fine and out of the hospital, but still Jake is in recovery, he is still in a lot of pain after his surgery on his nose” Finley said. “Summer woke up from her coma this morning asking for her kids, so we take that as a sign that she is doing better.”
Finley says its only a miracle that they are alive and gives all credit to God for protecting her family. She believes God definitely has a plan for her family’s future.
“When I saw the pictures of the accident, I knew it was only a miracle they are still alive. all glory goes to God, He has a plan for them,” Finley said.
Donations to the Finley's recovery can be made at http://www.gofundme.com/i3bato Their goal is to raise $10,000 or more. As of right now the donations total at $8,000.
