West Haven Woman Injured In ‘Horrific’ Crash, Community Rallies

WEST HAVEN, CT — The community is rallying around a West Haven woman who was seriously injured in a “horrific” crash on her way home from work last week, according to family members.

Kori Wilkerson, 29, who works as a nurse for the Department of Corrections in Cheshire, was on her way home around 11:50 p.m. on Jan. 8 when there was a three-car crash on I-91 South between Exits 9 and 8, according to a GoFundMe page.

The GoFundMe cites initial reports that said Wilkerson was trying to aid others who were involved in the crash when a third vehicle struck that resulted in her “devastating injuries.”

“Kori is currently being cared for in the ICU at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven,” according to a post on the GoFundMe page, which was created by her brother Jason Wilkerson. “She has sustained numerous fractures within her facial structure and her jaw as well as internal and external injuries which include 3 Hemorrhages around her brain, multiple lacerations, road rashes and diffuse axonal injury (DAI) from the accident. She has been placed into a medically induced coma and provided a neck brace to help with her initial healing process.

“Kori is currently undergoing neurological exams but has shown signs of improvement. In the coming days, she will have to undergo facial reconstruction surgery to help fix the fractures on her face and jaw.”

The GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help cover Wilkerson’s medical bills during her time at Yale, future medications, rehab, and other incurred cost, according to the post.

Wilkerson is described in the post as a “young woman that loves nothing more than getting to hangout with her friends and family, spending time with her beautiful dog Mya, attending music festivals, and embracing her nursing career.”

“Kori’s road to recovery has just begun,” the post states.

More than $65,000 has been raised within the first four days of the GoFundMe campaign. (Update: More than $77,000 has been raised as of Friday afternoon).

For more information, or to make a donation, visit the GoFundMe page here.